La'I'Opua 2020

“The organization's ed, controller and board of directors are included in the review process of the form 990. The ed will advise the board that he is initiating the preparation of the annual tax return and will report on its progress and status. The ed will ensure the form is completed and on time to meet specific due dates and is signed by an authorized officer.”

“Bod members are required to sign a conflict of interest statement upon accepting a position on the board. If a member becomes aware of a conflict, the member discloses it to the rest of the board and recuses themselves when appropriate.”

“Forms are available upon request and available through guidestar website.”

“Community center and kau i ka maile (kikm) center. In february, l2020 received funding from a new market tax credits investor for the construction of the initial ph-1 13,000 sq. Ft. La'i'opua community center facility. Civil and vertical construction was completed may 22, 2018 at which time l2020 received its official certificate of occupancy. In april 2017, the state legislature approved 500,000 for the construction of ph-2a for the construction of the public bathrooms, breezeway, pavilion, and the storage room (future commercial kitchen). Central to all the l2020 and khs programs is the kau i ka malie (kikm) center. Plan, designed and built by l2020 on the kealakehe hs campus, the kikm center hosts all partner programs on the high school campus.”

“Student education. L2020 & kealakehe high school aquaponic food sustainability (afs) program was very successful in 2017. Through the fall of 2017 and through the 2018 kealakehe high school academic year, l2020 and khs partnered to maintain the aquaponic program with the assistance of khs biology instructor saul breacher. We had over 70 high school students involved applying their biology instruction in the maintenance of the aquaponic facility. Over the term of the project we had four harvests, each harvest producing approximately 500 lbs. Of lettuce. L2020 and partner haleo conducted the community based hawaiian language classes through the 2018 academic year primarily serving the community. Beginning and intermediate classes were offered in the evenings from 5 to 7pm mon and wed.”