Project Grant D24AP00227

The federal Project Grant award D24AP00227, "OLA I KE AU A KANALOA," was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center under the Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program (CFDA 15.098). The $499,940.00 award to the Kohe Malamalama O Kanaloa Protect Kahoolawe Fund, a Native Hawaiian Organization, supports a 5-year initiative focused on enhancing the climate resilience of Native Hawaiian communities in Hawaii. The funded project will integrate traditional Hawaiian knowledge with scientific approaches to address environmental restoration, species protection, and community resilience through a range of activities, including cultural preservation, sustainable agriculture, fishpond restoration, youth development, infrastructure protection, and climate adaptation planning.