Leighton Lam Giving
Every holiday season we donate 20-30% of all online purchases to a not-for-profit doing meaningful work in Hawaii. Our giving over the past ten years focuses on local Hawaii organizations. These organizations have long-standing investment and strong reputations in their communities and focus areas.
2025 - RYSE Hawaii
This year we’re partnering with RYSE Hawaiʻi, a local nonprofit creating opportunities for young people in our community. We will donate 10% of all online purchases in December and 25% on Giving Tuesday (December 2).
As a company that is 60% women-owned, we’re focusing our support on RYSE’s Education and Employment programs that help underserved women build job skills, pursue training, and secure work, and on art projects that give RYSE youth space to create and share their stories. Mahalo for helping us support pathways to work and the arts here in Hawaiʻi.
2024 - American Red Cross
20% of each purchase was donated to the Red Cross in your state. Donations distributed to 30 states. We wanted to give back after all the aloha shown to our community after the Lahaina fire.
2023 - Maui Strong - Hawaii Community foundation
Leighton created a collection of small art pieces in support of Maui.
We donated 100% of the profits from online sales to the Maui Strong Fund. Managed by the Hawaii Community Foundation, this fund is dedicated to aiding the response and recovery efforts in Lahaina.
2022 - Pu’uhonua O Waianae / Aloha Lives Here
We supported an inspiring community that is building a village the first of its kind - Pu'uhonua O Waianae.
Made up of 250 people, they are working to create Hawail's first community-based solution to homelessness. It's a place where people and families can heal from financial disaster, trauma, abuse, addiction, injury or illness.
2021 - Gift the Giving
30% of each order was donated to a charity of your choice. Here Leighton is pictured with Duane DeSoto, donating to his charity, Nā Kama Kai.
2019 - Ho'ōla Nā Pua
This year, we donated to Ho’ōla Nā Pua. Their mission is to prevent child sex trafficking in Hawaiʻi.
Through collaboration and partnerships, Ho’ōla Nā Pua builds a comprehensive response to sex trafficking and exploitation with programs addressing prevention, intervention, empowerment, and health.
2017 - Hawaii Nature Conservancy (Coral Reef Conservation)
Coral reefs are living ecosystems that protect and provide for about 25% of all marine species—and for all of us.
In 2017. we donated to the Hawaii Nature Conservancy to support their efforts to restore reefs to build resilience.
2016 - Hawaii Children's Discovery Center
In 2016, we donated to the The Hawaii Children's Discovery Center.
The Center's goals are to help children develop positive self-concept and an understanding of others in Hawaii’s multicultural community, and to offer them a “window to the world” beyond our island shores.
2015 - Institute for Human Services
2014 - Make A Wish Hawaii
2013 - HUGS Hawaii
2012 - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hawaii
2016 - Present - Waikiki Aquarium
Leighton created a bracelet with the Amina Collection in 2016. Every year since, in partnership with the Amina Collection (Kahiko gift shops), we donate to the Waikiki Aquarium as part of the Save the Honu project.