ALTRES Staff Raise $25,000 for Kupu

Employees of the Hawaiʻi human resources firm ALTRES raised more than $25,000 for the conservation nonprofit Kupu during October.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Philanthropy

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ALTRES employees raised more than $25,000 for Kupu, a Hawaiʻi conservation and environmental education nonprofit, during October 2026. The company matched all employee contributions, and the fundraising closed on Friday, October 30, with its 22nd annual Pumpkin Carving & Costume Contest.

Why it matters

The campaign directs company-matched dollars toward environmental education and conservation work in Hawaiʻi. It also shows how a local employer can convert internal events into sustained support for a regional nonprofit.

ALTRES employees raised more than $25,000 for Kupu in October, and the company matched all employee contributions. Kupu has trained more than 6,500 youth and adults in conservation, sustainability and environmental education, and the source does not state the total matched amount.

The players

ALTRES

ALTRES is a family-owned human resources and staffing company founded in 1969, with offices in Kahului, Honolulu, Kailua-Kona, Hilo and Englewood, Colorado.

Kupu

Kupu is a Hawaiʻi conservation and environmental education nonprofit that has trained more than 6,500 youth and adults in conservation, sustainability and environmental education.

The details

Department personnel dressed in Halloween costumes, competed in games and events, and collected donations for Kupu. The campaign closed with the 22nd annual Pumpkin Carving & Costume Contest, where awards went to the best carved pumpkin and to the funniest, most creative and best group costumes, with this year's theme being occupations.

October 2026: ALTRES employees fundraise for Kupu.
Friday, October 30, 2026: Fundraising ends with the Pumpkin Carving & Costume Contest.

Philanthropy Context

Corporate employee-giving drives with company matches, such as the one ALTRES ran, are a common way Hawaiʻi nonprofits fund environmental education. Kupu's record of training more than 6,500 people places this campaign within its long-running education program rather than a one-time appeal.

Hawaiʻi residents who volunteer with or donate to Kupu may see their support extended by employer matching programs like this one. Employees at companies with similar matching policies can ask their human resources departments whether comparable giving options are available.

The takeaway

Company matching of employee donations can multiply the impact of small individual gifts for local conservation groups. Workers interested in similar programs can ask their employers whether matching is offered.