WAILUKU–The Hawai’i Community Foundation (HCF) announced a monumental donation of $672,076.98 on Thursday from the Hawai’i United Okinawa Association (HUOA) to its Maui Strong Fund (MSF).

Francis Nakachi-Kuba is a master instructor of Okinawan dance and president of the Hawaii United Okinawa Association. “Okinawa was faced with much poverty and harsh living conditions ...