In the community

What getting involved looks like.

Families, students, volunteers, and community leaders, coming together around culture, learning, and care for one another.

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Join the team

Be part of the good HINA is doing.

Intern at one of our two home bases, earn a sponsorship as a student who leads, put a grant to work, give your time, or help more people find HINA.

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Internships

Learn the work from the inside.

HINA interns work beside the people who plan our missions, tell our story and keep the organization running. You leave with real experience in humanitarian work, community engagement and the Asia-Pacific region, and with a team that knows your name.

Washington, D.C. area

At our headquarters in Middleburg, Virginia. Research, operations, technology, communications and outreach.

Hawaiʻi

At our Operations Center in Maunaloa, Molokaʻi. Community programs, events and the planning behind each mission.

  • Knowledge · ALPHA
  • Resources · PEACOC
  • Service & engagement · PORE
Ask about an internship
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Student sponsorship

Backing students who lead.

HINA sponsors students who excel in their education and carry that drive into their communities. Our sponsored students represent HINA at school, at events and in the places we serve. In return, we stand behind them with support, mentorship and a network that opens doors.

For students

Strong in the classroom and ready to represent HINA? Tell us about yourself and your goals.

For sponsors

Help a student finish their education and grow into a leader for their community.

  • Academic excellence
  • Leadership
  • HINA ambassadors
Ask about sponsorship
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Grants

Funding that reaches the ground.

HINA grants put resources behind projects that communities choose for themselves. Every grant follows the way we work: listen first, build with local leaders, and plan from day one for the community to carry the work forward.

Domestic grants

Community projects in the United States, starting with Hawaiʻi and the island of Molokaʻi.

International grants

Laos, Thailand, the Philippines and other communities across the Pacific region.

  • Clean water
  • Medical and vision care
  • Hygiene and meals
  • Education
  • Agriculture
  • Community building
Ask about grants
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Volunteer

Give your time, grow the reach.

Volunteers carry HINA into every gathering, fundraiser and community day. Lend a few hours or a skill you are proud of, and help the work go further than it could without you.

At events

Welcome guests, run a table and help set up at HINA gatherings and fundraisers.

With your skills

Writing, photography, translation, design or planning. Tell us what you do best.

Volunteer with HINA
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Spread the word

Keep the conversation going.

Every introduction brings someone new to the work. Follow HINA, share our stories from the field and tell a friend, a classroom or your congregation why it matters.

Follow and share

Stories, photos and news from each mission, as they happen.

Make an introduction

Know a school, church or business that should meet HINA? Point them our way.

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Get in touch

Partnerships begin with a conversation.

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