Brief Introduction

Reading is Fundamental, Honolulu, Inc. (RIF-Honolulu) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

RIF-Honolulu:
• Encourages a love of reading through book ownership.
• Provides 16,000+ books a year to PreK-3 students in under-resourced communities on Oahu.
• Is staffed entirely by volunteers.

100% of all contributions to RIF-Honolulu are used exclusively for our Oahu children’s reading program.

You can make a difference for Oahu’s keiki when you support our literacy program. Contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Please send your gift to:
Reading is Fundamental, Honolulu, Inc.
PO Box 61826
Honolulu, HI 96839-1826

The Latest

  • We’re Wrapping Up the Year

    • Apr 29, 2026

    RIF has just a couple more schools to visit in May, and then we’re pau for the school year! It’s been a great year of Fall, Winter, and Spring visitations, and the student helpers make it extra-special for our volunteer readers. Pictured above are Nanaikapono Elementary’s student helpers with the readers they assisted in late April.

  • International Volunteers

    • Mar 12, 2026

    RIF even has international volunteers! Suzanne (former Linapuni Elementary teacher) and her husband, who now live in Japan, were visiting Hawaii and gladly agreed to help unpack, stamp, and shelve a new shipment of books!

  • RIF Update

    • Jan 29, 2026

    We’re getting closer to having our Contact Us and Donate pages function as they should. If you’ve tried to contact us, we are NOT ignoring you; we still aren’t receiving notifications and have no way to even view messages. The Donate page only works if you want to download the form and mail to us with a check, but we hope the credit card payment button will work soon.

    In the meantime, check out some great books Ms Pillittieri’s third grade class selected at Kalihi Waena’s visit yesterday!