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Kauai groups report OHA-funded job placements, internships and cleanup work; trustees urged to expand outreach
Summary
Two Kauai organizations described results from OHA grants: Wa Ke'elepono Trades Academy said OHA funding helped place 13 Native Hawaiian interns into construction jobs and paid over $95,000 in intern pay; Ina Alliance presented recent cleanup and hazard mitigation work at Anahola that also used OHA and other grants.
Two Kauai nonprofit presenters described workforce training and community cleanup projects that used Office of Hawaiian Affairs grants and partner funding.
Lavaya Nahi, executive director of Wa Ke'elepono Trades Academy and Institute, told trustees the academy received two OHA grants (an internship/workforce development grant and an education grant) and said the program has placed 13 Native Hawaiian participants into…
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