Grace, Author at Pacific American Foundation

About Grace

Grace Cajski has been with PAF as a storyteller since 2020. She is a graduate student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Natural Resources and Environmental Management Program.

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Mahalo nō e Waylin!

By Grace|2025-12-09T10:44:16-10:00November 2nd, 2025|News|

Waylin Kaneakua found her way to the PAF ʻOhana through her children, and serendipity. She was dropping off her daughter for a day in the NALU studies summer program in July 2020, when she saw Derek drop his papers. She bent down to help, and he assumed she was a new hire. He asked her to help welcome and check the temperatures of incoming students, and she did. Then, she saw some girls goofing off and took it upon herself to scold em. The PAF ʻOhana knew that Waylin was exactly what we needed.

A Story of Returns

By Grace|2025-12-09T10:45:15-10:00November 2nd, 2025|News|

Recently at PAF, we have been thinking about circles, renewals, loops, and returns: the way that, in Hawaiʻi nei, you never meet someone just once; the way that some days have the flavor of past years; the way that, like moons, the world around us can wax and wane.

The PAF ʻOhana Blog

By Grace|2025-12-09T10:46:07-10:00October 17th, 2025|News|

Aloha mai! This year, the Pacific American Foundation’s beloved Herb Lee stepped down as CEO and President (stepping into a new role of CEO Emeritus and remaining on our board). Retiring from the position, not the mission is his new motto, which lives alongside his usuals (aloha ʻāina and mālama ʻāina, being a producer not a consumer, lead with aloha, and so forth).

PAF Summit

By Derek Esibill, Grace|2025-10-21T09:19:56-10:00October 13th, 2025|Events & Events, WaikaluaLoko|

Kanikapila o Mahina Please Join us for an evening of Hawaiian Mele at the beautiful and ancient Waikalua Loko Iʻa moonlight concert Saturday August 9, 2025 5:00 PM Pond Tours | 6:00-9:00 PM concert

Windward Youth Leadership Fund

By Derek Esibill, Grace|2025-12-09T10:49:53-10:00August 27th, 2025|News|

The Windward Youth Leadership Fund (WYLF), a partnership between the Pacific American Foundation (PAF) and the Castle Foundation, supports youth-led service projects that uplift Windward Oʻahu communities. Grants of up to $5,000 are available to groups of at least three youth (aged 18 and under) who are taking action on the issues that matter most to them.