The Kulia I Ka Nu’u dinner is the Foundation’s primary fundraising activity. Funds realized help support the Foundation’s Good Idea Grants, Innovation Grants, Design Thinking Bootcamp, Altino Coding, Artificial Intelligence, Genome Science and other programs.

The Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation holds an annual fundraiser dinner called Kulia I Ka Nu’u (“strive to reach for the highest”) that honors distinguished public school graduates and an outstanding business for significant contributions in its field and the greater community.