The board and staff members of the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation are encouraged to play active roles in their communities by serving as board members or otherwise being involved with a wide spectrum of nonprofit organizations. This means that, from time to time, potential conflicts of interest or the appearance of such conflicts will inevitably arise. It is the Foundation's policy to deal with such conflicts in as open and appropriate a way as possible.
Conflicting involvements include but are not limited to the following: Foundation board or staff members serving as board members of applicant organizations, immediate family members of Foundation board or staff members serving as board members of applicant organizations, Foundation board members or staff members or their immediate family members being employed by or doing business with applicant organizations.
In case of such conflicts or the appearance thereof, Foundation board members and staff are expected to disclose the conflict prior to making any related grant decisions. Once such a disclosure has been made, the remaining board members will determine whether or not there is a potential conflict of interest. Should it be so considered, the board member involved shall abstain from voting and shall not participate in the discussion of the applicant organization other than to answer specific questions that may be raised by other board members.
In cases where the Foundation's board of trustees decides to award a grant to an organization and one or more of the Foundation's board members has abstained from voting as the result of a conflict or the appearance thereof or a staff member has a conflict or the appearance thereof, such grants and board or staff members shall be identified in the Foundation's web site.
In accordance with this policy since 2003, Foundation Directors and its Executive Director disclosed the actual or potential conflicts of interest noted below and recused themselves from any decisions regarding grants to the following organizations:
Grantee Organization |
Harold K.L. Castle Foundation Board/Staff Member Name |
All Kinds of Minds |
James C. McIntosh |
Bishop Museum |
H. Mitchell D’Olier |
Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii |
H. Mitchell D’Olier |
Entrepreneurs Foundation of Hawaii |
Terrence George |
Foundation for Excellent Schools |
H. Mitchell D’Olier |
Hawaii Pacific University |
William Aull |
Honolulu Academy of Arts |
William Aull Randolph Moore |
Honolulu Symphony Orchestra |
Randolph Moore |
Iolani School |
William Aull |
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation |
H. Mitchell D’Olier |
Mid Pacific Institute |
William Aull H. Mitchell D'Olier |
National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii |
Terrence George |
Oceanic Institute |
H. Mitchell D’Olier |
Punahou School |
Randolph Moore |
Rotary Club of Honolulu Foundation |
H. Mitchell D’Olier Terrence George |
Salvation Army |
H. Mitchell D’Olier |
University of Hawaii, Sea Grant College |
H. Mitchell D’Olier |
University of Hawaii, College of Business Administration |
H. Mitchell D’Olier |