#Mana i Mauli Ola
OHA seeks nonprofit administrator for new program
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is seeking a qualified nonprofit administrator for its new Mālama Honua Home Improvement/Renovation Program Grant (Mālama Honua).
OHA seeks input on 15-year strategic plan update
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees is updating its strategic plan, and has called on beneficiaries and the community to share feedback before Monday’s deadline.
OHA unveils $6.87M in grants for nonprofits serving Native Hawaiians, training in Wailuku at 5:30 p.m.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) yesterday announced the release of grant solicitations totaling $6.87 million intended for non-profits that serve the Native Hawaiian community. Training for the application process takes place in person in Wailuku tonight starting at 5:30 p.m.
Purple Maiʻa receives $200,000 from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs
With a $200,000 OHA grant award, the Purple Maiʻa Foundation will focus on introducing students and teachers in Hawaiʻi to artificial intelligence (AI) through workshops, training sessions, and mentorship programs. By equipping Native Hawaiian students with AI knowledge and skills, they aim to increase their college, career, and community readiness, and ensure they are prepared to participate in the rapidly evolving field of AI.
OHA announces 12 grant solicitations to support Native Hawaiians
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is making available more than $9 million in grant solicitations to help Native Hawaiians. Solicitations include community grants to strengthen ʻohana (family), moʻomeheu (culture) and ʻāina (land) connections, and grants to support education, health, housing, economic stability, homestead communities, and iwi kūpuna repatriation and reinterment.
Ke Kula ʻO Piʻilani receives $85,000 from OHA
Independent Hawaiian culture and language immersion school Ke Kula ʻO Piʻilani today announced a grant award totaling $85,000 that will support the Native Hawaiian community through the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Community ‘Ohana Grant.
OHA’s Mana I Mauli Ola film wins a Telly Award
The 25-minute film features stories and perspectives from the Native Hawaiian community tied to the framework of OHA’s 2020-2035 Mana i Mauli Ola (Strength to Wellbeing) Strategic Plan.
$14.9 million in grants available for nonprofit organizations helping Native Hawaiians
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has $14.9 million in grant funds now available to organizations that intend to help Native Hawaiians in 12 categories, including health, education, housing and economic stability.
OHA’s “Mana i Mauli Ola” Film Wins Three Accolade Awards
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs received three awards from the Accolade Global Film Competition for its short film titled “Mana i Mauli Ola,” which details how the organization is working with the community through its new strategic plan to positively impact the wellbeing of Native Hawaiians.
Project MAHI‘AI Gets $58K for Native-Grown Food/Product Distribution
A Kēōkea homesteader was project manager of a $58,395 grant program funded by the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Theresa Hiʻilei Martinson will assume her duties Sept. 1 for the OHA-funded Project MAHIʻAI, an Amazon-style distribution system for native-grown products.
