The Hawaii State Archives will receive $216,982 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) to digitize over 100,000 architectural photographs from the 20th century and make them accessible online in both Hawaiian and English. Specifically, the grant will fund the digitization of high resolution files from more than 40 boxes of photographs, slides, and prints from renowned Hawaiian architects David Franzen...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $199,625 Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) Project Grant to the Kohe Malamalama O Kanaloa - Protect Kahoolawe Fund. This 2-year grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026, will support the preservation and digitization of approximately 600,000 pages of documents and manuscripts from the late Dr. Noa Emmett Aluli, a respected Moloka'i physician and co-founder of the Protect Kahoolawe Ohana...
Hui Mauli Ola will partner with Native Hawaiian healing masters to establish a foundational digital archive of traditional Native Hawaiian healing practices and knowledge under a $132,775 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The three-year award will support efforts to ethically gather, organize, curate and make accessible documents and resources related to traditional healing through development of a searchable online database. Key deliverables include...
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...
The Lanai Culture and Heritage Center will receive $247,900 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) to conduct a collections management project enhancing care and access to 2,500 Native Hawaiian cultural objects. Activities include developing collection policies, conducting comprehensive inventory cataloging and digitizing holdings, acquiring shelving, and rehousing collections. Funds also support intern...
The Hula Preservation Society received a $204,181 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (NANH-Museums) to develop five virtual exhibitions providing insight into 20th century Hawaii. Using resources from its digital archives, the Society will gather content and develop online infrastructure for the exhibitions, implement associated public programming, and launch a social media campaign to...
The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $156,000.00 was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program (CFDA 45.311). The funding supports a 12-month project by Papahana Kuaola, a Native Hawaiian organization in Kaneohe, Hawaii, to enhance digital literacy and family history preservation for 100 participants in the Hawaiian community. The project, titled "MOOMOO", will employ a...
This $150,000 Project Grant awarded on September 1, 2023 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program will allow Papahana Kuaola, a Native Hawaiian organization and non-profit, to address the need for increased access to Hawaiian cultural-based literature and place-based learning. The funding will be used to develop literacy-focused programs, learning materials, and community engagement activities that...
This $164,850 federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program (CFDA 45.311) will support the Waimea Valley Library in Haleiwa, Hawaii to inventory, catalog, and rehouse its materials and collection. This will make the library's resources more accessible to Native Hawaiians, Native Hawaiian scholars, other scholars, and the people of Hawaii. Additionally, the project staff will...
Hii Paka LLC received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) to enhance its efforts sustaining Hawaiian heritage, culture, and community knowledge. The two-year award funds a consulting conservator to complete a general conservation survey of Hii Paka's collections at Waimea Valley, which include Hawaiian cultural sites, native plant collections, and cultural artifacts. The...