Cooperative Agreement P15AC00932

The federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center under the Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program (CFDA 15.098) provides $250,000 to the Ala Kahakai Trail Association, a Native Hawaiian Organization, to establish coping mechanisms and raise awareness through educational programs that reduce the risks of climate change in Hawaii. The project aims to preserve, restore, and perpetuate the health of the Kiolakaa dryland forest by engaging the local...

This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Native Hawaiian Relations (CFDA 15.068 - Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship) provides $178,189.00 to Hui Maka'Ainana O Makana, a Native Hawaiian non-profit organization, to support cultural preservation and sustainable tourism initiatives within Hena State Park. The key activities to be delivered through this funding include: 1) Strengthening community engagement by facilitating at least 3 educational group...

Summary The Kanehunamoku Voyaging Academy (KVA) received a $165,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Heritage (Tourism) Opportunities in Hawaii (HOIHI) Grant Program (CFDA 15.068) awarded October 1, 2025, to establish a permanent community voyaging education center at Heeia State Park. Over the two-year performance period through September 30, 2027, KVA will deliver two primary products: (1) eight community voyaging events at Heeia State Park that incorporate Hawaiian...

The Klaiwi Connection Project is a federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Native Hawaiian Relations, under the Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship program (CFDA 15.068). The $197,273 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, aims to restore and preserve 8 acres of native Hawaiian habitat at Mhaihai, Kauai, promote respectful and educated tourism in the area, and create quality jobs for the local Native Hawaiian community. Key activities include clearing...

Papahana Kuaola received a $103,200 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (NANH-Museums, CFDA 45.308) to develop a place-based learning program focused on traditional Hawaiian architecture. Specifically, Papahana Kuaola will partner with cultural practitioners and another Native Hawaiian-serving organization to train staff and high school interns in utilizing traditional and modern techniques to...

Kapa Heritage Tourism Project Grant Summary The Department of the Interior's Office of Native Hawaiian Relations awarded $199,999 to Hi'ohia under the Heritage (Tourism) Opportunities in Hawaii (HOIHI) Grant Program (CFDA 15.068) on October 1, 2025, for a 12-month project addressing economic sustainability challenges facing Native Hawaiian kapa (bark cloth) practitioners. The project delivers nine monthly visitor workshops providing immersive cultural instruction in traditional kapa-making...

Hawaii Community College will utilize a $147,157 National Endowment for the Humanities Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program to engage in cultural heritage preservation and education efforts centered around the newly established Palamanui Forest Preserve from June 2023 through May 2026. Key deliverables include developing digital archives and maps of ancient and modern trails within the preserve, establishing a...

The Malama Honua Public Charter School Foundation will deliver outdoor education experiences and watershed education curriculum development under a $125,000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Project Grant awarded on August 1, 2021. Funded through NOAA's Office for Coastal Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act, the project will engage K-6 students in 100 experiential learning opportunities in the Waimānalo watershed in Hawaii. Teachers and community partners will...

The University of Hawaii at Hilo will provide administrative history development services under a $162,549.65 cooperative agreement award from the National Park Service Pacific West Region. The award is part of the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System program administered by the Department of the Interior National Park Service. Under the agreement, University of Hawaii at Hilo will assist the National Park Service in developing administrative...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Department of the Interior's Office of Native Hawaiian Relations awarded $165,000 to Pohaha I Ka Lani through the Heritage (Tourism) Opportunities in Hawaii (HOIHI) Grant Program (CFDA 15.068) on October 1, 2025, for the 12-month Hinaaiulunui Project. The project delivers culturally immersive visitor experiences and community education programming centered on three sacred sites in Waipio Valley—Lālākea, Nāpōpōō, and Koaekeā. Under the direction of lineal...