NONE 20260625130245304 wseas/wseas content-registration-form@crossref.org content-registration-form EARTH SCIENCES AND HUMAN CONSTRUCTIONS 2944-9154 2944-9006 Mawar Mawar Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Jl. K.H. Ahmad Dahlan, Cireundeu, Kec. Ciputat Tim., Kota Tangerang Selatan, Banten 15419, INDONESIA Abdul Rahman Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Jl. K.H. Ahmad Dahlan, Cireundeu, Kec. Ciputat Tim., Kota Tangerang Selatan, Banten 15419, INDONESIA Prapti Murwani Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Pattimura, Jl. Ir. M. Putuhena, Poka, Kec. Tlk. Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku 97117, INDONESIA Nur Muhamad Iqbal Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Jl. K.H. Ahmad Dahlan, Cireundeu, Kec. Ciputat Tim., Kota Tangerang Selatan, Banten 15419, INDONESIA Nattapat Rakwongwan Faculty of Social Sciences, Kasetsart University 50 Ngamwongwan Road, Lat Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, THAILAND The aim of this research is to analyze the determinants of social capital of the Lease Islands Group community as an effort to alleviate poverty in Maluku Province. The problem is focused on the number of poor people in Maluku Province as of September 2021 reached 16.3%. This makes Maluku slump as the 4th poorest province in Indonesia. This problem can hinder the achievement of the objectives of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 11 of 2009 concerning Social Welfare. In order to approach this problem, a theoretical reference is used. This research uses qualitative descriptive methods, data collection techniques using interviews, observation and documentation. The results of the research show that there are 2 (two) determinants of social capital in the Lease Islands Group community. Firstly, the Tuahaha bond, namely the bond of cooperation and solidarity based on common origins. Second, kinship networks are referred to as "eyes of the house", so that current poverty alleviation efforts are formulated by utilizing the availability of social capital that exists in community groups as energy or capacity to increase networks. 06 25 2026 06 25 2026 57 5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en_US 10.37394/232024.2026.6.5 https://wseas.com/journals/eshc/2026/a10eshc-005(2026).pdf V. Hurochkina, S. Reshmidilova, L. Bohatchyk, A. Telnov, L. Skorobogata, and N. Riabinina, “Modeling effectiveness of financial support for the social capital development in economic emergence,” 2021. https://doi.org/10.37394/232015.2021.17.27. V. V Dzhedzhula, V. V Hurochkina, I. Y. Yepifanova, and A. 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