JAL Mahalo Fares
The JAL Group started offering the JAL Mahalo fares on June 5, 2024 (World Environment Day).
A portion of the ticket prices go to non-profit organizations dedicated to preserving Hawaiʻi's coastlines, species, and culture through Mālama 1.
Our Partners
Sustainable Coastlines Hawaiʻi
Sustainable Coastlines Hawaiʻi works to encourage local communities to participate in beach cleanup activities in a fun and casual manner. They plan and run educational programs and community awareness campaigns, as well as support beach cleanup efforts organized by other groups.
Support through the JAL Mahalo fares is used for part of the organization’s initiatives to pass on their activities to the next generation of young people, including conducting large-scale beach cleanups, expanding hands-on educational programs, and resource recovery efforts.
Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi
Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi is committed to promoting the social and economic development of the local community and preserving the cultural and spiritual practices of Native Hawaiians through cultural, educational, and ecosystem restoration programs. Producing kalo (taro), a highly nutritious staple food of Hawaiians, and restoring the agricultural and ecological productivity of the Heʻeia wetlands, Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi provides educational programs to the younger generation focusing on Hawaiian culture, sustainable energy, and environmental conservation. Support through the JAL Mahalo fares contributes to part of these efforts.
National Tropical Botanical Garden
The National Tropical Botanical Garden, with four locations across Hawaiʻi, is dedicated to protecting Hawaiʻi's invaluable biodiversity and ensuring that the unique plants of this land, along with their stories, traditions, and knowledge, are passed on to future generations. In collaboration with local communities and schools, the garden also conducts hands-on conservation education programs to help students and community members gain a deeper understanding of native plants and their cultural significance. Support through the JAL Mahalo fares is used for the conservation of Hawaiʻi's rare and endangered native plants, as well as for nurturing the next generation of plant guardians.
Our Support
Support For Fiscal Year 2025
A portion of the proceeds from the JAL Mahalo fares purchased by customers in fiscal year 2024, totaling $150,000, has been provided as support funds.
The support funds from the JAL Group will be used for part of each organization’s environmental and cultural conservation activities.
Presentation Ceremony
Sustainable Coastlines Hawai'i
〔Main uses of the support funds〕
- the operational costs of the cleanups and supplies.
- Arrangement of curriculum and transportation for the program
15th anniversary beach cleanups
〔Statement from the Sustainable Coastlines Hawai'i〕
"Sustainable Coastlines Hawai‘i is grateful for the support created through Japan Airlines’ Mahalo Fare.
Thanks to the generosity of JAL and its customers, SCH was able to host more than a dozen coastal cleanups across 10 miles of coastline. Funds helped SCH cover the operational costs of the cleanups as well as supplies. Additionally, the funding allowed SCH to fill gaps in its educational program to pay for transportation and for our staff to create engaging curriculum. Overall, continued funding to SCH keeps more plastic, including tiny microplastics, off our cherished beaches, while helping students and visitors engage with fun and solution-oriented events that are unforgettable. You can see the impact SCH made in 2025 here."
Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi
〔Main uses of the support funds〕
- Establishment of a learning center focused on Kalo (taro) traditions and the Ahupua‘a system for local students.
- Installation of shower and changing facilities for field trip participants and volunteers.
learning center
shower
〔Statement from the Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi〕
"The funds from Japan Airlines went directly into supporting t the build-out of our new education center—a vital space that will serve as a gathering place for learning, cultural exchange, and mālama ʻāina practices. This center will host workshops, school visits, and community programs that reconnect people with traditional knowledge and sustainable land stewardship about 5400 hundred students from across 75 different schools in 2025."
National Tropical Botanical Garden
〔Main uses of the support funds〕
- Expansion of workshops and immersive programs
- Cultivation of rare and endangered plants and species recovery
NTBG collecting rare Hawaiian plants by drone to propagate
Native ferns grown by the Fern Lab
〔Statement from the National Tropical Botanical Garden〕
"Through the generous support of the Japan Airlines Mahalo Fare, NTBG expanded its year-round programming and public outreach, welcoming over 94,000 visitors to our gardens for immersive tours and workshops in 2025. This partnership also directly supported conservation impact: we cultivated over 250 rare and endangered plants to support species recovery with conservation partners and utilized our Fern Lab to sow 1.2 million native spores, returning nearly 400 vital plants to their natural habitats."
