Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 38, Number 7, 1 July 2021 — 'Ohna and Community Program Grant Awardees [ARTICLE]

'Ohna and Community Program Grant Awardees

Big lsland Substance Abuse Council | $31,168 Therapeutic Living Re-Entry Program To provide therapeutic living treatment to adults previously incarcerated with the intention of providing wraparound services to support client's continued sobriety. • Five Mountains Hawai'i dba Kipuka o ke Ola | $105,000 Ulu Laukahi Project - Traditional Healing Practices for Pain Management To provide culturally appropriate traditional healing methodologies to Native Hawaiians suffering from pain that often accompanies diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. • The Kohala Center, ine. | $150,000 Ho'olauna Kawaihae: Building Pilina Through Respectful Engagement To research, leam, and assess a set of ho'olauna practices to engage respectfully in Hawaiian restoration of our dryland native forests as a Kawaihae-stewarded community. • Pōhōhō I Ka Lani | $149,949 Liko No Ka Lama To connect Native Hawaiian families with 'āina stewardship and cultural education designed to increase social and emotional competence of 'ohana and keiki. • Hāna Arts | $26,493 Empowering Ea st Maui Youth through Arts and Culture Education To empower East Maui youth through arts/culture by hosting classes, workshops and events that enhanee education, confidence, and quality of life for this mostly Hawaiian demographic.

• Malama Nā Mākua A Keiki, ine. | $75,000 F amily Centered Substance Abuse Treatment Program To provide substance abuse treatment and surrounding support services to 60 Native Hawaiian women and children to achieve a significant reduction in substance use. • Maui Family Support Services, ine. | $150,000 Ho'o waiwai Kaiāulu Project To provide a continuum of programs to strengthen the physical and mental wellbeing of Native Hawaiian 'ohana and keiki, increase their social and emotional competence, and improve 'ohana strengths and resilience. • Maui Family Support Services, ine. | $41,199 Ho'o waiwai Kaiāulu Project - Moloka'i To provide a continuum of programs to strengthen the physical and mental wellbeing of Native Hawaiian 'ohana and keiki, to increase their social and emotional competence, and improve 'ohana strengths and resilience. Adult Friends for Youth | $124,722 Mobile Assessment Center To divert youth who commit status offenses in HPD District 8 (Wai'anae/'Ewa) from entering the juvenile justice system. Services improve the wellbeing of youth and their 'ohana and create safer schools and eommunities. • lnstitute for Native Pacific Education and Culture | $123,541 Kupu Ola Enhancement To provide culture-based learning activities to Native Hawaiian students and families on the Wai'anae Coast @HA OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

to further increase cultural grounding, parent engagement, sense of identity and academic achievement. • Kōkua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services | $144,237 Lā'au Kū Makani To uplift 'ohana Hawai'i by restoring access to lā'au lapa'au and lomilomi. Growing community mauliola by connecting to 'āina through forestry, providing education and care services, and expanding training for health practitioners. • Alu Like, ine. | $61,446 Project EA (Educational Assistant) To provide Educational Assistance training to kumu and mākua of haumāna attending Ke Kula Ni'ihau O Kekaha Learning Centerto help increase literacy and digital media skills in their students. • Hanalei River Heritage Foundation | $9,199 O Wailua Ku'u Kulaiwi To provide Hawaiian language and culture classes to Hawaiian families experiencing homelessness and housing insecurityto build resilience to overcome adversity. • Hawaiian lslands Land Trust (HILT) | $56,254 Kahili Beach Preserve Āina-Based Education Program To support HILT's strategic goal of welcoming schools, community groups, Hawaiian cultural practitioners, lineal descendants, visitors, and learners of all ages to deepen their connection to 'āina on HILT lands.