The Makana Gifting Project

Sharing Our Abundance With Our Community

As of March 28, 2010, we are not accepting any new applications for support. We hope to be able to support new applications in the future, and we will let you know about those opportunities here.

At Unity, we strongly believe in sharing the prosperity with which we are blessed. Makana, the Hawaiian for "gift," is our way to contributing to the greater good of the world.

A percentage of funds from all sources coming to the Unity Church of Hawai‘i is being made available for worthy projects, organizations, and individuals in the community surrounding our church, and within Hawaii, the United States and the world.

The Makana Gifting Review Committee will meet the LAST SUNDAY of each month to allocate funds to the highest priority needs. We do our best to be in contact with applicants within 14 days AFTER that meeting. Please understand that we cannot promise to meet any of your deadlines, but we will do our best if your request is selected in whole or in part. Please do not call the church about your application, we will be in contact with you.

Projects will be reviewed by a selection committee made up of church members (not including the Reverend or Board chair) and objectively ranked on meeting the following criteria (among others):

   · the magnitude of impact of our investment
   · alignment with our church's vision of inclusiveness
   · what specifically you need funds for.

To be considered, please mail, fax, or email a completed application to Unity Church of Hawaii (see contact information at right). We reserve the right to verify the information on your application and to fund any level of your request; there is no guarantee that your entire request will be funded. We do not fund two requests from the same person within a 12-month period.

Download the Makana application form
(Updated August 2008):

Please Note

Unity Church of Hawai‘i believes strongly that EVERYONE has sacred worth and thus, we ONLY support efforts that are free of discrimination.

If your organization excludes people on the basis of race, color, gender, age, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, physical disability, and/or sexual orientation, then this is not the right gifting program for your needs.

Contact Us

Phone: (808) 735-4436

Fax: (808) 737-0890

Email: the Makana Program

USPS: Makana Program
Unity Church of Hawaii
3608 Diamond Head Cir.
Honolulu, HI 96815