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US nonprofit · EIN 834591925 · Lihue, HIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 834591925) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Ohana WAA's network

18 people2 organisationsi18 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

18 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Abraham Ah HeeDirector2020
6 yrs
Bruce BlankenfeldDirector2020
6 yrs
Chadd C PaishonDirector2020
6 yrs
Charles ThompsonDirector2020
6 yrs
Damien NK BarcarseDirector2020
6 yrs
Dennis J ChunCo-Chair2020
6 yrs
Heidi GuthTreasurer2021
5 yrs
James A LymanDirector2020
6 yrs
Jessica AK FuCo-Chair2021
5 yrs
John AP KruseDirector2020
6 yrs
Leslie Henani EnosDirector2023
3 yrs
Leslie K KimuraCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Milton G BertelmannDirector2020
6 yrs
Paanaakala TanakaDirector2021
5 yrs
Pomai BertelmanDirector2023
3 yrs
Timothy GilliomDirector2020
6 yrs
Vernette P MartinDirector2020
6 yrs
William K RichardsDirector2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 18 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Abraham Ah HeeDirector1$0
Damien NK BarcarseDirector1$0
Milton G BertelmannDirector1$0
Pomai BertelmanDirector2$0
Bruce BlankenfeldDirector0$0
Leslie Henani EnosDirector0$0
Timothy GilliomDirector0$0
John AP KruseDirector1$0
James A LymanDirector0$0
Vernette P MartinDirector1$0
Chadd C PaishonDirector1$0
William K RichardsDirector1$0
Paanaakala TanakaDirector2$0
Charles ThompsonDirector0$0
Dennis J ChunCo-Chair2$0
Jessica AK FuCo-Chair1$0
Heidi GuthTreasurer5$0
Leslie K KimuraSecretary1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Ohana Waa
EIN
834591925
Address
2875 Waa Rd, Lihue, HI, 96766-1350
State
Hawaii
Mission
The educational and charitable purposes of Ohana Waa are embedded in our mission to work together to elevate the collective health and life of our Voyaging traditions, and in our vision to ensure our voyaging legacies live on. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A20 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2019
Principal officer
Dennis Chun (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2019
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsAbraham Ah Hee
≥6years on the filingsBruce Blankenfeld
≥6years on the filingsChadd C Paishon
≥6years on the filingsCharles Thompson

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$314k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$314k
Contributions and grants received
$335k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
1,000