Laulima Kuha’o

This grant will provide emergency relief in flood recovery efforts for Hawaiian partners.

Our ultimate purpose is to have access to a boat to increase our community engagement through Hawaiian culture, fisheries management, marine education, and increased food access. We aim to utilize the boat as a platform to foster sustainable practices, preserve culture, and empower our community through knowledge and marine resources.

The purpose is to create a Native Hawaiian program integrating cultural food, family gardens, and activities in a sustainable future for well-being. To empower people to reclaim their heritage, leading to physical, spiritual healing, self-care, and intergenerational connections. Maintaining their access to traditional foods, storytelling, music, arts, and outdoor activities.

COVID-19 Response

COVID-19 Response

The project provides opportunities to increase the skills and resources needed for Native Hawaiians producers. Utilizing youth-focused farming with mentorship through our garden and animal husbandry provides an opportunity to retain traditional farming knowledge and leverage the development and succession in agriculture. It allows for more Native control on food.

This project creates access of fresh foods for Native Hawaiians, retain resources for native producers and create a community mala 'ai (a food garden). The project will increase knowledge of our foods, and ultimately provide us with the leverage of food security through control of our local food supply system.

The ultimate purpose of the Ho'oulu - Nonprofit Enrichment Project is to 1. develop, training and provide consultation services for professional knowledge, providing expertise and services that increases organizations ability to pull resources and cultivate program development. 2. it will utilize an Accounting System with Policies and Procedures to better manage the organizations finances. Furthermore this project will also develop Network and Information Technology to build community capacity, organizational skills, create access to resources and in turn increase our community awareness and encourage the participation.