The Hawai`i Community-centered Partnership (CCP) is placing communities at the center of voice and decision-making and a response to the longstanding desire to reduce the distance between funding and those most impacted.

This demonstration project will serve 8 communities on Hawai`i Island, Kaua`i and in Maui County. CCP investments are going directly into rural, neighbor-island communities. Hence, giving voice and power to communities with the least amount of agency. The first two communities have been identified and community efforts are moving fast in Moloka`i and in Ka`u.

Project Update (10/2025)

- Support Early Childhood development in rural neighbor island communities
- Centering community voices around decisions that affect them the most
- Change processes of philanthropic and public funding to community driven decision making
To strengthen community leadership, investments include compensation for staff and participating stakeholders in recognition of their time, expertise, and commitment to this process.
- CCP Lead: A full-time staff dedicated to the effort in Hawai‘i
- Community Facilitator: A hired “boots on the ground” person from each identified community
- Community Panel: 7-9 members from each community
Year 1 – Foundation & Design (2024)
Year 2 – Early Implementation (2025)
- CCP in two communities: Molokai’i and Ka’u (Hawai’i Island)
Year 3 – Momentum Building (2026)
- Add three additional communities
Year 4 – Deeper Reach (2027)
- Add three more communities
Contact U`ilani Corr-Yorkman
Overview Slides (August 2023)

What is CCP?

CCP practice is the sharing of decision-making power with affected community members about priorities to be elevated, funded and realized. In practice, it means placing affected communities at the center of voice and decision-making.

Why now?

There is much momentum for prioritizing young children in both the State and Counties. We have a well-established cross-sector network and a backbone who has been doing intermediary work for a decade. Finally, our neighbor-island partners continually ask for greater engagement and prioritization.