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Michelle Kauhane

SVP of Community Grants & Initiatives, Hawaii Community Foundation

Michelle Kauhane is the Senior Vice President of Community Grants & Initiatives at Hawaii Community Foundation. Previously, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement where she engaged in lending and investment services deploying capital in underserved native Hawaiian communities statewide. Michelle has a background in non-profit management, organizational leadership, community based economic development and public policy advocacy. She has served on numerous local and national boards and currently sits on the Community Advisory Council at the Federal Reserve of San Francisco to offer perspectives on the economic and financial service needs of low- and moderate- income populations in Hawaii. She is a graduate of Gonzaga University.

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Board Memberships

Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement member-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to enhance the cultural, economic, political, and community development of Native Hawaiians

• Board Member

Rediscovering Hawaii's Soul A Collaboration with Hawaii Executive Collaborative

• Core Committee

Positions

Hawaii Executive Collaborative HEC leaders use their expertise and influence to make tangible progress on the issues that are most important to Hawai‘i’s future.

• Leadership Committee*

Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i’s largest private landowner

• Trustee (Jun '23→?)*

Hawaii Community Foundation Hawaii Community Foundation

• SVP, Community Grants and Initiatives

Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement member-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to enhance the cultural, economic, political, and community development of Native Hawaiians

• President & CEO ('13→'18)*

Hawaiian Community Assets financial education, grants and loans to assist our local people build genuine wealth

• Former Executive Director ('04→'11)

Government Positions

Department of Hawaiian Home Lands land trust of nearly 200,000 acres in Hawaiʻi for native Hawaiian housing, farming, and ranching

• Deputy Director ('11→'12)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Kaialiʻi Kahele US Representative from Hawaii

• 1 contribution · 250 USD (Mar 30 '19)

Kahele For Congress

• 1 contribution · 250 USD (Mar 30 '19)

Schools

Gonzaga University

• Bachelor's Degree