Project Grant S362A230081

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary Pihana Ka Ikena received a $167,653 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), effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The project, titled Hihiakalahau, entails developing a wahi pana (sacred space) along the Wailua River on the island of Kauai. This initiative aligns with the Heritage (Tourism)...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Native Hawaiian Relations awarded a $170,000 Project Grant under the Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship program (CFDA 15.068) to Koa IKE, a Native Hawaiian organization, for the "HOOLAKO IA KAKOU THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF SOCIOECONOMICS AND CULTURAL PERPETUATION" project. The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, supports Koa IKE's efforts to preserve and showcase Native Hawaiian cultural heritage...

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...

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...

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...

PAI KA MANA STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES The University of Hawaii Maui College received a $305,154 Project Grant award effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026, from the Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services Program (CFDA 84.042). The Pai Ka Mana initiative provides comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance retention and graduation rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the institution. Services...

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...

Papahana Kuaola received a $173,310 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program (CFDA 45.311) to develop an online and in-person program focused on moolelo (stories) of Hawaii. The program will support 1,540 participants from underserved communities on Molokai, Maui, and Oahu as they transition between virtual and blended learning environments. Activities will foster understanding and...

The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant to Paepae O Heeia, a Native Hawaiian non-profit organization, under the Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program (CFDA 15.098). The grant, effective from October 2024 to September 2027, will fund the organization's "Kapapahuliau Climate Resilience Projects" to address climate change impacts in the Heeia ahupuaa (watershed) region of Hawaii. The key products and services to be delivered...