KILAUEA — ‘Aina Ho‘okupu O Kilauea is the recipient of a $100,000 ‘Aina Community Grant from the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
The group’s goal is to provide locally grown fresh produce boxes to 300 Native Hawaiians in 10 Kaua‘i Commnities with produce coming from four different farming operations.
The grant is one of 10 recently awarded by OHA.
The other $100,000 award is to Ke Ao Hali‘i on Maui, for a project intended to activate commuinty stewardship to bolster the health of lands at Mokae and Maka‘alae.
Other grants, part of $754,840 given to nonprofits statewide, to support efforts to strengthen the Native Hawaiian community, went to:
‘Ohana Community Grants:
• $100,000 to Papahana Kuaola on O‘ahu;
• $85,000 to Ke Kula o Pi‘ilani on Maui;
• $80,000 to Hana Arts on Maui.
Mo‘omeheu Community Grant:
• $99,840 to Hui Malama O Ke Kai Foundation on O‘ahu.
Iwi Kupuna Repatriation & Reinternment Grants:
• $50,000 each to The Hawaiian Church of Hawai‘i Nei and Huliauapa‘a to assist with malama iwi kupuna initiatives statewide.
Homestead Grants
• $50,000 to Keaukaha Pana‘ewa Community Alloance on Hawai‘i Island;
• $40,000 to the Homestead Community Development Corporation, located in Anahola but governed by associations statewide.
The 10 grants wrap up OHA’s grant awards for the year.
A new cycle of OHA grant solicitations will be posted to the OHA Grants Program website, oha.org/grants. in January 2023.
For more detailed project descriptions for each of the new OHA grants, see oha.org/grants.
OHA’s Grants Program supports Hawai‘i-based nonprofit organizations that have projects, programs and initiatives that serve the lahui in alignment with OHA’s Mana i Mauli Ola Strategic Plan.
“OHA cannot accomplish its mission of raising a beloved lahui alone, and it is our belief that the best way to stretch our dollars is by supporting the outstanding work that these community nonprofits are already undertaking in serving the Native Hawaiian community,” said OHA Board Chair Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey.
“Together, in a spirit of lokahi, we can accomplish so much more.”
