Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 34, Number 2, 1 February 2017 — Dryland forest initiative wins grant [ARTICLE]

Dryland forest initiative wins grant

The Hawai'i Forest Institute has been awarded a $15,000 grant for its Ho'ola Ka Makana 'a Ka'ūpūlehu Dryland Forest Initiative. The grant was provided by the IUCN World Conservation Congress Hawai'i Climate Fund, whieh was established by the Hawaiian Airlines Foundation, the Hawai'i Conservation Allianee Foundation and Conservation International after the IUCN's conference in Honolulu last September. The award goes to Hawai'i-based nonprofits involved in communitybased projects for mitigation, adaption and education about elimate change, whieh Hawai'i is vulnerable to as an island state. The funding will allow the Ka'ūpūlehu Cultural Ecology Team to eonhnue mitigation initiatives to prepare for climate change and to protect and enhanee the cultural resources found in the endangered dryland forest on Hawai'i Island. For more information, visit www. hawaiiforestinstitute.org.