2015-05-12T19:41:53-05:00 2014-06-30 990284479 CHOO OSADA & LEE CPAS INC 1136 12TH AVENUE SUITE 240 HONOLULU HI 96816 990 2013-07-01 760748976 HAWAII APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE HAWA 8085425203 PO BOX 37952 HONOLULU HI 968370952 VICTOR GEMINIANI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8085877605 2015-05-12 1 JEFFREY EJ LEE P00227390 8087341921 2015-05-12 2013 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z VICTOR GEMINIANI PO BOX 37952 HONOLULU HI 968370952 367740 0 X HIAPPLESEED.ORG X 2001 HI TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES 7 7 4 20 0 0 252417 248688 76634 106373 0 0 5983 1545 335034 356606 0 7335 0 0 236208 266754 0 0 16280 87318 73029 323526 347118 11508 9488 76381 85869 0 0 76381 85869 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 23040 13183 PUBLIC HOUSING CONDITIONS - HAWAII APPLESEED REPRESENTS TENANTS OF THE MAYOR WRIGHT HOME PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT IN CLASS ACTION LITIGATION AGAINST THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. THE CASE SEEKS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR ALL TENANTS IN THE HOUSING PROJECT AND ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ABLE TO FREELY ACCESS THEIR APARTMENTS AND BE PROVIDED WITH REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WHEN REQUESTED. AS OF THE END OF THE 2013 TAX YEAR, LITIGATION WAS ONGOING, BUT THE CASE SUBSEQUENTLY SETTLED, WITH $350,000 AWARDED TO THE CLASS FOR RENT REIMBURSEMENTS, FEES AND COSTS. ADDITIONALLY, $4.5 MILLION IN REPAIRS AND UPGRADES HAVE BEEN MADE IN RESPONSE TO THE SUIT WITH AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE NECESSARY REPAIRS. 19295 7335 12500 SCHOOL BREAKFAST - HAWAII APPLESEED IS WORKING ON A PROGRAM THAT SEEKS TO INCREASE STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN THE FEDERALLY FUNDED SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM. PARTICIPATION IN THE BREAKFAST PROGRAM HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, CLASS BEHAVIOR, AND TARDINESS AND ABSENTEESIM RATES. HAWAII'S PARTICIPATION RATE AMONG STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE MEALS HAS DROPPED TO THE 47TH LOWEST IN THE NATION. HAWAII APPLESEED HAS RAISED OVER $100,000 IN FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS TO USE TO PILOT BREAKFAST PROGRAMS MODELED FROM THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL ELSEWHERE. ULTIMATELY THE PROJECT AIMS TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS THAT CAN BE USED STATEWIDE TO DRAMATICALLY EXPAND PARTICIPATION IN THE BREAKFAST PROGRAM, PARTICULARLY IN SCHOOLS LOCATED IN HIGH-NEEDS COMMUNITIES. 17280 13183 LANGUAGE ACCESS FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE: HAWAII IS ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF THOUSANDS OF LAWFUL IMMIGRANTS TO HAWAII WHO, BECAUSE OF THEIR NATIONAL ORIGINS, HAVE LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP). THE SUIT CHALLENGES THE HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S ENGLISH-ONLY DRIVER'S EXAM POLICY, WHICH PREVENTS 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. NO TRANSLATIONS OR INTERPRETATIONS OF THE EXAM HAVE BEEN PERMITTED FOR YEARS. MONTHS AFTER THE LAWSUIT WAS FILED, DEFENDANTS IMPLEMENTED TRANSLATIONS OF THE EXAM, THOUGH LITIGATION IS CONTINUING TO ADDRESS REMAINING ISSUES IN THE CASE. 230847 67507 OTHER LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAMS 230847 67507 290462 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 5 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 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 VICTOR GEMINIANI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 30.00 X 32801 0 0 32801 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16496 232192 248688 ATTORNEY FEES 541100 106373 106373 106373 12679 16496 11134 1545 1545 356606 106373 0 1545 7335 7335 52084 26042 26042 157180 157180 6193 5450 743 37031 32587 4444 14266 12554 1712 6511 6511 4575 4575 23193 23193 2550 1050 1500 3598 3598 MISCELLANEOUS 9859 9859 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 7435 7435 TELEPHONE 3788 3788 EXCISE TAX 2423 2423 9097 6599 2498 347118 290462 40376 16280 76381 83369 0 2500 76381 85869 0 0 X 76381 85869 0 0 0 0 76381 85869 76381 85869 9488 0 X 0 0 0 X 27700 41300 118170 252417 248688 688275 27700 41300 118170 252417 248688 688275 346981 341294 827 42 869 1545 1545 690689 498545 0.49410 0.60250 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2837 2837 334281 337118 67424 16856 0 0 63134 64705 67424 195263 292895 296 721 2837 3854 15784 16176 16856 48816 73224 ARTISTS FOR APPLESEED 29175 16496 12679 2125 9009 29175 16496 12679 2125 9009 11134 1545 1 KONA PACIFIC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL 79 MAMALAHOA HWY KEALAKEKUA HI 96750 262855926 501(C)(3) 7335 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. 1 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.