Waikiki Business Improvement
THE WAIKIKI BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ASSOCIATION (WBIDA) IS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) CORPORATION FORMED PURSUANT TO HONOLULU CITY ORDINANCE NUMBER 00-40 FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING AND MANAGING THE SERVICE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE SECURITY, SANITATION, AND COMBAT COMMUNITY DETERIORATION IN THE WAIKIKI AREA OF HONOLULU. THE WBIDA ACTIVITIES SUPPLEMENT THE LEVEL OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE AREA BY THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$1.8M
-30.4% YoY
Annual Giving
$171K
+101.7% YoY
Grant Count
2
+100.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$86K
+0.8% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $1,833,337 | $2,634,856 | $3,404,078 |
| Revenue | $4,504,488 | $4,019,659 | $3,734,708 |
| Expenses | $5,264,358 | $4,862,844 | $3,893,005 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $770 | $1,536 | $1,840 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL KOSASA | CHAIR | 1 | — |
| PATRICIA TAM | VICE CHAIR | 1 | — |
| BRUCE NAKAOKA | VICE CHAIR | 1 | — |
| JASON ITO | VICE CHAIR | 1 | — |
| MIKE SHAFF | VICE CHAIR | 1 | — |
| PAUL SHOJI | TREASURER | 1 | — |
| LAURIE AKAU | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DYLAN CHING | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MARK DEMELLO | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| GEORGE KAM | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JULIE PLANT | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DEBI BISHOP | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| AUSTIN TOMINAGA | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| TOMMY WATERS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ANDREW KAWANO | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ROBERT FINLEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MICHAEL COX | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DAVE KAJIHIRO | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ALIKA MAU | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ERON HODGES | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| CHI MOK | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MIKE KASS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ANDY SUGG | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JAMES SLAYTER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| GENE ALBANO | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| TREVOR ABARZUA | SEE SCHEDULE | 40 | $86,391 |
| SUZANNE KIRIO | SEE SCHEDULE | 40 | $102,632 |
| DAVID WILLARD | SEE SCHEDULE | 40 | $117,300 |
Geographic Focus
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Grant Distribution by State
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Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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