DANA ANNE YEE FOUNDATION

The Dana Anne Yee Foundation, is a Hawai’i  501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, that focuses on early stages of protection and preservation of our beautiful Hawaiian Islands. “EARLY” is the key word. Responsible stewardship begins with teaching and sharing our knowledge with our keiki at an “EARLY" age.

 

The Dana Anne Yee Foundation, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation was awarded non-profit status by the State of Hawai`i Commerce and Consumer Affairs in 2015 and from the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501 (c) (3) on February 17, 2016. 

 

Dana Anne Yee, FASLA, the Foundation’s principal and a prominent local landscape architect, has long been a leader in teaching the keiki of Hawai`i to be helpers and future leaders in keeping Hawai’i special. Our grass roots Foundation will provide sustainable, native, edible, and learning gardens for the keiki in areas of the island that are in need.

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Another arm of our organization is the “EARLY" detection of invasive insect pest species. Identifying such species “EARLY," before they become detrimental pests, is key to protecting our beautiful Hawaiian Islands.

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Our grass roots foundation is a vehicle to help survey the Hawaiian islands for newly arrived insect pest species through Early Detection and to help provide sustainable, native, edible, and learning gardens for areas of the islands through Early Education for our keiki.  Dana Anne Yee, the Board of Directors, Members, and consultant have long been leaders in protecting our green environment and in teaching the keiki of Hawaiʻi to be helpers and future leaders in keeping our Hawaiʻi so special and to Keep Our Hawai`i Green.