No NA hanauna project is a three-year initiative designed to increase the capacity of native hawaiian cultural practitioners to create and distribute high-quality hawaiian educational resources. - the…

The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) awarded Kulaniakea a three-year Project Grant totaling $898,985 (CFDA 93.612, Native American Programs) beginning September 30, 2025 and concluding September 29, 2028. The No Na Hanauna Project delivers capacity-building training and technical support to 30 Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners annually through cohort-based programming that instructs participants in educational product development, technical skills, and business fundamentals. Practitioners receive individualized guidance to transform their cultural knowledge into marketable educational materials while retaining full ownership of their intellectual property, strengthening the transmission of Hawaiian language and cultural knowledge across generations.

The grant also funds development of Kumu Pay Kumu, a digital marketplace platform modeled after Teachers Pay Teachers and designed specifically for Hawaiian cultural content creators. This platform enables practitioners to share, distribute, and generate revenue from their educational resources, creating sustainable economic opportunities while preserving Hawaiian curriculum. The integrated approach—combining direct practitioner training, individualized support services, and platform infrastructure—establishes long-term sustainability mechanisms for Hawaiian language and cultural knowledge dissemination within Native Hawaiian communities.

No NA hanauna project is a three-year initiative designed to increase the capacity of native hawaiian cultural practitioners to create and distribute high-quality hawaiian educational resources. - the no NA hanauna project is a three-year initiative by kulaniakea designed to enhance native hawaiian cultural practitioners' ability to create and share high-quality hawaiian language and cultural educational resources. The project will support 30 practitioners through annual cohort-based training programs that provide instruction in educational product development, technical skills, and business fundamentals. Participants will receive individualized support to transform their cultural knowledge into teachable materials while maintaining ownership of their work. The initiative includes the development of kumu pay kumu, a digital platform modeled after teachers pay teachers, specifically designed for hawaiian cultural content creators to share and generate income from their educational materials. The project emphasizes long-term sustainability through curriculum preservation, practitioner product ownership, and platform monetization. Through this comprehensive approach, no NA hanauna aims to strengthen the transmission of hawaiian language and cultural knowledge across generations while creating sustainable opportunities for practitioners to share their expertise.