2016-05-12T13:48:07-05:00 2015-06-30 990284479 CHOO OSADA & LEE CPAS INC 1136 12TH AVENUE SUITE 240 HONOLULU HI 96816 990 2014-07-01 760748976 HAWAII APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE HAWA 8085425203 PO BOX 37952 HONOLULU HI 968370952 GAVIN THORNTON CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8085877605 2016-05-11 1 JEFFREY EJ LEE P00227390 8087341921 2016-05-11 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z GAVIN THORNTON PO BOX 37952 HONOLULU HI 968370952 441898 0 X HIAPPLESEED.ORG X 2001 HI TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES 9 9 5 12 0 0 248688 399528 106373 31365 0 0 1545 -1413 356606 429480 7335 23985 0 0 266754 294746 0 0 12832 73029 61612 347118 380343 9488 49137 85869 135006 0 0 85869 135006 X TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN HAWAII ON CIVIL ISSUES OF STATEWIDE IMPORTANCE AND TO COMPLEMENT THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY EXISTING LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE STATE. TO HELP CLIENTS GAIN ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES, SERVICES AND FAIR TREATMENT THEY DESERVE TO REALIZE THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF ACHIEVEMENT AND ECONOMIC SECURITY. 0 0 40400 AFFORDABLE HOUSING - HAWAII APPLESEED CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPS POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ON WAYS TO ADDRESS HAWAI'I'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS AND HOMELESSNESS. WE HAVE PUBLISHED A NUMBER OF REPORTS AND POLICY BRIEFS, AND WE WORK WITH STATE AND COUNTY LEADERS AND LOCAL COALITIONS TO IMPLEMENT IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS. 11000 9900 FOSTER CARE PAYMENTS - ON DECEMBER 3, 2013, HAWAII APPLESEED FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SEEKING AN INCREASE TO THE MONTHLY PAYMENTS MADE FOR THE CARE OF OVER 1000 FOSTER CHILDREN IN THE STATE. THE AMOUNT PAID AT THE TIME THE CASE WAS FILED-$529-WAS SUPPOSED TO COVER NEARLY ALL THE COSTS OF CARING FOR A FOSTER CHILD AND HAD NOT BEEN INCREASED FOR NEARLY A QUARTER OF A CENTURY. HAD THE PAYMENT BEEN ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION, IT WOULD BE OVER $950. THE SUIT ALLEGES THAT THE FAILURE TO INCREASE THE PAYMENT TO COVER THE COSTS OF CARE IS A VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL CHILD WELFARE ACT, AND THE SUIT SEEKS AN INJUNCTION REQUIRING AN INCREASE IN THE PAYMENT AMOUNT. MONTHS AFTER THE LAWSUIT WAS FILED, THE LEGISLATURE APPROPRIATED ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO INCREASE THE PAYMENTS BY BETWEEN $50 AND $150-NOWHERE NEAR THE AMOUNT NEEDED TO COVER INCREASED COSTS DUE TO INFLATION. HOWEVER, LITIGATION IS CONTINUING TO SEEK A FURTHER AND APPROPRIATE INCREASE IN THE PAYMENTS. 12500 11900 .LANGUAGE ACCESS FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE - HAWAII APPLESEED ADVOCATED ON BEHALF OF THOUSANDS OF LAWFUL IMMIGRANTS TO HAWAII WHO, BECAUSE OF THEIR NATIONAL ORIGINS, HAVE LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP). THE SUIT CHALLENGED THE HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S ENGLISH-ONLY DRIVER'S EXAM POLICY, WHICH PREVENTED LEP PERSONS FROM PASSING THE DRIVER'S EXAM AND OBTAINING A DRIVER'S LICENSE, WHICH IS CRITICAL FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY. TRANSLATED VERSIONS OF THE EXAM WERE PREVIOUSLY USED, BUT THEY WERE DISCONTINUED WHEN A SINGLE QUESTION WAS ADDED TO THE EXAM. FOR YEARS, NO TRANSLATIONS OR INTERPRETATIONS OF THE EXAM WERE PERMITTED. MONTHS AFTER THE LAWSUIT WAS FILED, DEFENDANTS IMPLEMENTED TRANSLATIONS OF THE EXAM, AND THE SUIT WAS SETTLED WITH A COMMITMENT TO KEEP TRANSLATIONS IN PLACE. 289590 23985 9565 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROJECT AND OTHER LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM 289590 23985 9565 353490 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 HI X WAYNE KEAWE 8085425203 PO BOX 37952 HONOLULU HI 968370952 DAVID J REBER PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 NAOMI C FUJIMOTO SECRETARY/TREASURER 0.40 X X 0 0 0 SHERRY BRODER DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 DAVID DERAUF DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PATRICK GARDNER DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 JOHN H JOHNSON DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 NATHAN C NELSON DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL R CRUISE DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 MIKE WEBB DIRECTOR 0.40 X 0 0 0 VICTOR GEMINIANI CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 16.00 X 38287 0 0 GAVIN THORNTON CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 80362 0 0 118649 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67939 331589 399528 ATTORNEY FEES 541100 31365 31365 31365 11005 67939 12418 -1413 -1413 429480 31365 0 -1413 23985 23985 124684 118184 6500 110115 110115 7211 6995 216 34846 33801 1045 17890 17353 537 4131 2560 1571 3659 2829 830 23723 23723 3319 3319 MISCELLANEOUS 10384 572 9812 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 5681 5681 TELEPHONE 3904 3904 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROJEC 2459 2459 4352 3691 42 619 380343 353490 14021 12832 83369 135006 2500 0 85869 135006 0 0 X 85869 135006 0 0 0 0 85869 135006 85869 135006 49137 0 X 0 0 0 X 41300 118170 252417 248688 399528 1060103 41300 118170 252417 248688 399528 1060103 434557 625546 42 42 1545 1545 1061690 492355 0.58920 0.49410 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4035 4035 376308 380343 76069 19017 0 0 63134 64705 67424 76069 271332 406998 296 721 2837 4035 7889 15784 16176 16856 19017 67833 101750 ARTISTS FOR APPLESEED 78944 67939 11005 12418 78944 67939 11005 12418 12418 -1413 1 KONA PACIFIC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL 79 MAMALAHOA HWY KEALAKEKUA HI 96750 262855926 501(C)(3) 23985 HAWAII APPLESEED PROVIDED THE KONA PACIFIC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL WITH FUNDING TO PAY THE COSTS FOR A PILOT BREAKFAST IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM IN THREE OF THE GRADE LEVELS IN THEIR SCHOOL TO ENSURE THAT MORE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS START THE SCHOOL DAY WITH BREAKFAST--A PROVEN METHOD OF IMPROVING STUDENT HEALTH, COGNITIVE ABILITY, AND BEHAVIOR. PART I, LINE 2: HAWAII APPLESEED DOES NOT TYPICALLY MAKE GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. HOWEVER, WE RECEIVED FUNDING FOR OUR PROGRAM TO ENSURE MORE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO SCHOOL BREAKFAST WHICH IS DEDICATED TO COVERING THE COSTS SCHOOLS HAVE IN IMPLEMENTING NEW BREAKFAST PROGRAMS. TO DETERMINE HOW TO DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS, WE INTERVIEWED SCHOOLS AND PICKED SCHOOLS WITH PLANS THAT BEST ALIGNED WITH THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT. FOR SCHOOLS THAT WERE SELECTED, WE ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SCHOOL DETAILING THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE GRANT, INCLUDING A GRANT BUDGET, AND REQUIRING THAT A REPORT BE SUBMITTED AT THE END OF THE GRANT CYCLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A COPY OF THE RETURN IS FORWARDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENT. IF BOARD MEMBERS IDENTIFY CHANGES THAT MAY NEED TO BE MADE, THEY ARE DISCUSSED AND THE FORM IS REVISED AS APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION CIRCULATES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AMOUNG THE BOARD MEMBERS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND REQUIRES EACH BOARD MEMBER TO RETURN A SIGNED FORM EVERY YEAR TO CERTIFY THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BASE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DID NOT CHANGE IN 2014 FROM THE SALARY LAST SET BY THE BOARD EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2012. THE SALARY DURING 2014 WAS ADJUSTED ON A PRO RATA BASIS BASED ON FLUCTUATIONS IN WORK HOURS DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, WHICH RANGED BETWEEN QUARTER AND HALF TIME. IN DETERMINING THE BASE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2012, THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE SALARIES OF LOCAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WITH SIMILAR RESPONSIBILITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.