Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 36, Number 1, 1 January 2019 — Culture [ARTICLE]

Culture

2018 GRANTS

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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs' Grants program is a cornerstone of the agencies community giving. In FY2018, OHA awarded nearly $9 million statewide to programs that are diverse as the community needs they serve. The grants total includes money from OHA's core operating budget combined with other funding sources.

Programmatic Grants Awaiaulu (Year 1 of 2) $176,800 | Statewide To train translators with a skill set for the future generations of Hawai'i and to translate an important historical narrative resource. This project builds on cultural and historical resources and provides eultural grounding with historical illumination in many fields. Hui Mālama O Ke Kai Foundation (Year 1 of 2) $62,480 | O'ahu To perpetuate Hawaiian cultural practices and educational methods while strengthening bonds within and between 'ohana for Hawaiians in the Waimōnalo community and to contribute to the vision of "a board and stone in every home" and "a wa'a for every 'ohana". Kōkua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services (Year 1 of 2) $94,860 | O'ahu To increase and perpetuate traditional knowledge and cultural practices around childbirth, Native Hawaiian wōhine hōpai and their kōne, cultural practitioners, and health professionals will learn cultural birthing practices, empowering families to give their child a strong foundation in life while strengthening the lōhui. KUPA Friends of Ho okena Beach Park (Year 1 of 2) $47,441 | Hawai'i To preserve and perpetuate the customary Hawaiian cultural practices of traditional opelu fishing as handed down to the fishermen of Ho'okena and the greater South Kona region by reintroducing seasonal closures to allow time for regeneration of fish stocks, to increase fish catch, and to train a new generation of opelu fishers. PAC Foundation (Year 1 of 2) $37,230 | O'ahu To increase the number of cultural practitioners in the area of 'ie'ie basketry by providing cultural based experiences through lectures, resource gathering, workshops, and promoting opportunities for the Hawaiian community to connect with their heritage. PA'I Foundation (Year 1 of 2) $85,000 | O'ahu To perpetuate hula by providing instruction and creative spaces to Native Hawaiian kumu hula and hōlau hula to continue to share and teach hula, to increase the number of Native Hawaiian 'ōlapa,

ho'opa'a, and kumu hula, and to develop access to and interest in hula for future generations of Native Hawaiians to ensure these practices continue. 'Ahahui Grants 'Aha Pūnana Leo, ine. S5,000 | Hawai'i Hoola 2017 Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui, ine. S4,000 | Maui Paukukalo Makahiki Games East Maui Taro Festival $6,000 | Maui 26th Annual East Maui Taro Festival Empower O'ahu $6,000 | O'ahu Lili'uokalani Festival: Culture, History & Food Hawai'i Book and Music Festival $6,000 | O'ahu The Alana Hawaiian Culture Program at the 2018 Hawai'i Book & Music Festival Hawai'i Maoli $4,800 | O'ahu Ho'okele Na'auao: A Hawaiian Librarianship Symposium Hawai'i Pono'ī Foundation $8,000 | O'ahu 2017 llth Annual 'Onipa'a Celebration Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association $8,000 | Maui 2017 Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association (HCRA) State Championship Regatta Hawaiian Mission Children's Society $5,000 | O'ahu 'Ōpūkaha'ia Celebration Hui Aloha o Puna Makai $5,500 | Hawai'i 'Ahahui o Puna Makai Hui o Nā Wai 'Ehā $7,000 | Maui Kaulana 'o NōWai 'Ehō (Festival) Kai Loa, ine. $6,000 | O'ahu Makahiki Kuilima 2018 Kalihi-Pālama Culture & Arts Society, ine. $4,000 | O'ahu 2018 Malia Craver Hula Kahiko Competition

, Lalakea Foundation ; $5,000 | Hawai'i Ka 'Aha Hula 'O Halauaola 2018 Maoli Aquaculture and Agriculture Native Assistance $5,000 | Moloka'i MA'ANA Moloka'i Homestead Farmers Allianee $3,000 | Moloka'i EHui Pū Nā Wāhine O Ke Kai $5,500 | Moloka'i, O'ahu Hawaiian Airlines Nō Wōhine o Ke Kai, Annual Moloka'i to O'ahu Canoe Race Papahana Kuaola $8,000 | O'ahu Mōka'ika'i Mo'olelo a Mele Ulu A'e Learning Center $5,500 | O'ahu Kapu'uola Hula Festival Wai'anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center $5,000 | O'ahu Mauka to Makai 2017

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Programmatic Grants Hawaiian Community Assets (Year 1 of 2) $235,000 | Statewide To provide culturally-relevant, place-based financial literacy education, HUD-certified housing counseling, and asset building products to low and moder-ate-income Native Hawaiians to improve their eapacity to own or rent homes. Effective Planning and lnnovative Communication ine. dba EPIC 'Ohana (Year 1 of 2) $46,000 | Statewide To provide financial literacy training and matching funds for asset purchases for young people ages 14 through 25 who were in foster care. Eligible asset purchases for Native Hawaiians include obtaining stable rental housing (security deposit/first month's rent). Habitat for Humanity Maui (Year 1 of 2) $60,000 | Maui, Lāna'i To educate the Native Hawaiian populations on Maui and Lōna'i in effective financial literacy strate-

gies with the goals of long-term eeonomie self-suffi-ciency and successful homeownership. Nānākuli Housing Corporation (Year 1 of 2) $159,000 | O'ahu To provide financial and homeownership trainings to Native Hawaiian households with low to moderate ineome to increase their eeonomie self-sufficiency. Goodwill lndustries of Hawai'i, ine. (Year 1 of 2) $360,000 | Hawai'i, Kaua'i, O'ahu To provide education and training and career support services, in partnership with University of Hawai'i Community Colleges, to eligible Native Hawaiians to improve their ability to obtain higher-wage employment, thereby increasing their eeonomie self-sufficiency. Young Women's Christian Association of O'ahu (Year 1 of 2) $140,000 | O'ahu To help Native Hawaiian ex-offenders and other low-ineome women establish eeonomie security by providing experiential and learning opportunities related to employment, financial literacy and work/ life balance. The Waipā Foundation $50,000 | Kaua'i Emergency financial assistance to Native Hawaiian kalo farmers in Kaua'i affected by rain and flooding. Catholic Charities Hawai'i $200,000 | Kaua'i Emergency financial assistance to Native Hawaiian households in Kaua'i affected by rain and flooding. Neighborhood Plaee of Puna $250,000 | Hawai'i Emergency financial assistance to Native Hawaiian households in Kaua'i affected by rain and flooding. Department of Hawaiian Home Lands $3,000,000 | Statewide To cover debt service on bonds issued by DHHL that will be used to establish infrastructure support for Native Hawaiian affordable housing opportunities. 'Ahahui Grants Honolulu Habitat for Humanity $3,500 | O'ahu Hale Build & Repair Resource Fair Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement $4,000 | O'ahu Grant Resource Training and Policy Briefing for Native Hawaiian Community-Based Organizations

Kina'ole Foundation $7,000 | Hawai'i, Maui, O'ahu Native Hawaiian Business Development and , Empowerment Workshops I Hawaiian Community Assets , $5,800 | Hawai'i 2017 Financial Opportunities Fair Programmatic Grants i After-School All-Stars Hawai'i (Year 1 of 2) $245,405 | Hawai'i, O'ahu The purpose of this project is to provide comprehensive after-school programs in five Title I middle schools ' to improve Native Hawaiian student proficiency in ' reading and math. ! Boys b Girls Club of the Big lsland (Year 1 of 2) $125,319 | Hawai'i I The Mohala 'lke Project will strengthen academic I success for Native Hawaiian and other Club mem- ! bers by skillfully instilling lifelong learning habits in the youth of two Boys &. Girls Club of the Big lsland ( communities (Hilo and Kea'au) through culturally responsive, experiential academic support delivered by I caring Club mentors. | Educational Services Hawaii Foundation dba EPIC Foundation (Yearlof2) $129,276 | O'ahu The project provides comprehensive instruction uti- I lizing culture-based pedagogy, combined with a va- ( riety of educationally enriching activities, designed ; to increase the number of Native Hawaiian students in foster, kith, and kinship care, to meet and exceed Reading and Math Standards, to achieve yearly grade promotion, and to graduate. I Hakipu'u Learning Center (Year 1 of 2) ' $55,000 | O'ahu ' To implement culture-based public charter school education. Hālau Kū Māna Public Charter School ' (Year 1 of 2) \ $128,763 | O'ahu ' To implement culture-based public charter school educotion. Ka 'Umeke Kā'eo (Year 1 of 2) \ $134,072 | Hawai'i ' To implement culture-bosed public charter school educotion. i Ka Waihona o ka Na'auao Public Charter School (Yearlof2) \ $156,600 | O'ahu ' To implement culture-bosed public charter school educotion. Kamaile Academy Puhlie Charter ' School (Year 1 of 2) $112,500 | O'ahu ' To implement culture-bosed public charter school educotion. ' Kanu o ka 'Āina New Century Public Charter School (Year 1 of 2) $143,587 | Hawai'i To implement culture-bosed public charter school educotion. I Kanuikapono Public Charter School

$59,443 | Kaua'i To implement culture-bosed public charter school education. Kawaikini New Century Public Charter School (Year 1 of 2) $81,940 | Kaua'i To implement culture-bosed public charter school education. Ke Ana La'ahana Public Charter School (Year 1 of 2) $55,000 | Hawai'i To implement culture-bosed public charter school education. Ke Kula Ni'ihau O Kekaha Learning Center (Year 1 of 2) $55,000 | Kaua'i To implement culture-bosed public charter school education. Ke Kula 'o Nāwahīokalani'ōpu'u Iki Lab Public Charter School (Yearlof2) $144,609 | Hawai'i To implement culture-bosed public charter school education. Ke Kula 'o Samuel M. Kamakau Laboratory PCS (Year 1 of 2) $75,920 | O'ahu To implement culture-bosed public charter school education. Kua O Ka Lā New Century Public Charter School (Year 1 of 2) $60,066 | Hawai'i To implement culture-bosed public charter school education. Kualapu'u School: A Public Conversion Charter (Yearlof2) $70,500 | Moloka'i To implement culture-based public charter school education. Aupuni Ni'ihau A Kahelelani Aloha (Year 1 of 2) $55,000 | Kaua'i To implement culture-bosed public charter school education. Mālama Honua (Year 1 of 2) $55,000 | O'ahu To implement culture-bosed public charter school education. Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School (Year 1 of 2) $57,000 | Hawai'i To implement culture-bosed public charter school education. University of Hawai'i - Office of Research Services (Year 1 of 2) $550,000 | Statewide To support the OHA Higher Education Scholarships 'Ahahui Grants Friends of Moloka'i High & Middle Schools Foundation $5,000 | Moloka'i Fest 2017 Learning Disabilities Association of Hawai'i

$3,500 | O'ahu Keiki Heolth ond Learning Fair Making Dreams Come True, Valley of Rainbows $6,000 | O'ahu We're Going to College! Programmatic Grants Kualapu'u Public Conversion Charter School (Yearlof2) $132,844 | Moloka'i The project empowers students and families to improve their overall health to address the disproportionate burden of obesity and associated negative health outcomes. The evidence-based approach builds on the success of a 2-year pilot project in engaging students and families to increase physical activity and nutrition knowledge. Mālama Kaua'i (Year 1 of 2) $85,000 | Kaua'i The project will deliver a nutritious, consistent, and culturally relevant school meal program and strengthen health-related education within two Hawaiian public charter schools to improve the health and lifestyle choices of students and families. The Salvation Army-Family Treatment Services (Year 1 of 2) $90,000 | O'ahu The project aims to improve the health of Hawaiian women recovering from substance abuse and addiction and prevent obesity and reduce weight gain related to cessation of tobacco, methamphetamine and other drugs, by engaging women in Hawaiian cultural practices that support health and by providing information and skills to live a healthy lifestyle. The Queen's Medical Center (Year 1 of 2) $192,156 | Maui The purpose of this project is to implement a eulturally relevant, community-based program based on direct (physical activity, elinieal assessment) and prevention services (education, research) to reduce the rate and severity of obesity among Native Hawaiians, to improve well-being and reduce the burden of cardiovascular risk factors. 'Ahahui Grants Hui Mālama Ola Na 'Ōiwi $6,500 | Hawai'i The First Annuol Mōlama No Keiki Festival Pacific American Foundation $7,500 | O'ahu Hawoi'i Children ond Youth Day 2017 National Tropical Botanical Garden $2,000 | Maui Kohanu Garden 'Ulu Cook-Off National Kidney Foundation of Hawai'i $4,000 | O'ahu Kidney Early Detection Screening The Pahoa School Support Foundation $6,000 | Hawai'i The Pahoo Complex Schools Health &. Wellness Event Ka Hale Pono, ine. $5,000 | Kaua'i 8th Annual Anoholo Prince Kūhiō Day Celebration

YMCA of Honolulu $5,000 | O'ahu YMCA Healthy Kids & Community Doy Programmatic Grants Hālau Ke'alaokamaile (Year 1 of 2) $130,058 | Maui To plant and maintain a 6-acre Native Habitat Kīpuka, for use by Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners and their students, whieh restores native flora and fauna, enhances the watershed, perpetuates cultural practices, and creates a template for sustainable restoration. Hawai'i Forest lnstitute (Year 1 of 2) $86,131 | Hawai'i To tend, honor, and grow a plaee of peaee and safety for the native dryland lama forest of Ka'ūpūlehu, within a regional homeland context, fostering restorative kinship relationships between community and 'ōina, utiliziing educational stewardship, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, contemporary and institutional scientific methods. KHM lnternational (Year 1 of 2) $250,000 | Kaua'i; Moloka'i A collaboration between Ka Honua Momona of Moloka'i and Waipō Foundation of Kaua'i to grow environmental resources, cultural practices, and financial sustainability, ultimately ensuring abundance for Native Hawaiians and future generations. Pacific American Foundation (Year 1 of 2) $30,000 | O'ahu To restore, revitalize, and preserve the Waikalua Loko Fishpond; to inspire, educate, and practice the art and engineering of Hawaiian fishponds as a catalyst to restoring Kōne'ohe Bay and the near shore fisheries environment; and to help re-connect the ma uka to ma kai in the ahupua'a of Kōne'ohe. 'Ahahui Grants Kailapa Community Association $6,000 | Hawai'i Na Kilo 'Aina Comp Nā Mamo o Mu'olea $7,400 | Maui 9th Annual Hana Limu Festival Kalanihale $3,500 | Hawai'i Miloli'i Lawai'a 'Ohana Comp Total Grants $8,750,000