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DHHL awards $5.4 million in Native Hawaiian grants to community groups and projects statewide
Summary
The Hawaiian Homes Commission approved $5.4 million in state general fund grants for projects identified in DHHL's Native Hawaiian Development Plan, awarding full funding to qualified applicants across facilities, programmatic and capacity categories.
The Hawaiian Homes Commission on Feb. 18 approved recommendations by DHHL staff to award $5,400,000 in state general funds to multiple Native Hawaiian community organizations and projects statewide.
DHHL planning staff said the grants round aimed to conserve limited Native Hawaiian Rehabilitation Fund (NHRF) balances while using state funds to support projects. Gigi Kairau, DHHL’s grants specialist, described three request‑for‑proposal tracks: up to $500,000 for facilities on Hawaiian homelands, up to $200,000 for…
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