Tipu Tipu Restoration and Sustainability 2023 Annual Report

Fiscal year ending November 30, 2023

Tipu Tipu Restoration and Sustainability was registered in the state of Hawaii as a non-profit organization on Oct 10, 2022 and 501(C)(3) status obtained from the IRS on March 16, 2023. Our mission statement:

• Tipu Tipu Restoration and Sustainability is dedicated to the protection of coral reefs and ocean health through watershed restoration, data collection and education.
• Tipu Tipu Restoration and Sustainability implements watershed restoration projects to completion with community volunteer involvement and as educational opportunities, incorporating the use of Native Hawaiian trees, plants and grasses.
• Tipu Tipu Restoration and Sustainability collects scientific data. Scientific reports and atmospheric weather data reports on all projects are made available to educational organizations, partnerships all over the world, and the public.
• Tipu Tipu Research and Sustainability supports and engages communities through volunteer efforts, outreach and interpretive community engagement, which may include field trips for schools and corporations, hosting special events, appearances at local events, and restoration site visits.

Tipu Tipu Restoration and Sustainability spent the first 7 months of 2023 implementing BMPs in the Wahikuli watershed restoration project as a contractor for the Coral Reef Alliance.

The severe weather events on Maui on August 8,^, 2023 disrupted access to the Wahikuli watershed after the town of Lahaina burned to the ground. High winds on that morning tore the roof off our greenhouse location in Ma’alea at the Pacific Bioldiesel property. The widespread devastation in Lahaina and the nature of the disaster prevented any vehicle access to the Wahikuli watershed restoration site for many months due to national guard positioning and clean up efforts. The area of the Wahikuli watershed project was not affected by the fire directly.

Due to the nature of the disaster, the emergency proclamation for FEMA involvement, access and economic issues, Tipu Tipu successfully applied for a SBA Disaster loan to cover operating expenses post fire. Two weeks post fire, we were informed that the Coral Reef Alliance would not longer be funding restoration work in the Wahikuli Watershed. With our commitment to complete projects we have begun, Tipu Tipu has been applying for grants from private foundations as well as applying for Federal funding.

Tipu Tipu has developed the foundations of our non-profit with a 5 year strategic plan, developed our internal organizational capacity, become a Sam.gov contractor and continued to seek funding to expand restoration capacity on Maui. The week following the fire, Tipu Tipu broke ground on our seed farm at the Pacific Biodiesel property. The need for native Hawaiian seeds, seedlings and restoration resources in Hawaii was a topic of great discussion at the Hawaii Conservation Conference, which 4 Tipu Tipu team members attended in June 2023. We also Post Lahaina fire, the state scrambled to find any seeds supplies for recovery purposes and it became evident that expanding seed capacity it critical.

Our strategic plan identifies our continued direction in watershed restoration and remediation, as well as focus on education and outreach, seed farm for seed production and seed banking. During this fiscal cycle, Tipu Tipu has applied for funding from the following organizations: Maui County Economic Development, Clif Family Foundation, Ittleson Foundation, Atherton Family Foundation, Wilderness Alliance, Open Collective Foundation, PIG Difference, Manifest Climate, as well as applied for the

NOAA Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grant and preparing submission for NOAA’s Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grant.

As a new non-profit, we have been building our network or strategic partnerships which now include: West Maui Ridge to Reef Initiative, The Coral Reef Alliance, State of Hawaii DOFAW, Maui Huliau Foundation, Terraformation, The Hawaii Island Seed Bank, Hawaii Seed Bank Partnership, Laukahi network, Re Tree Hawaii, and Pacific Biodiesel, to name a few.

For this fiscal year, we have received donations totally $4,000.

Total amount of contractual services rendered for restoration work is $57,684.07.

At the end of our fiscal cycle, Tipu Tipu Restoration and Sustainability’s total assets are $66,724.31, with a long term liability from the SBA loan of $146,400.