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OHA reports $4.2 million to Maui this year, lists grants and emergency relief
Summary
OHA Chief Operating Officer Keeshawn Keishan Kikina told trustees that the Office disbursed roughly $4.2 million to Maui in the past fiscal year, including targeted grants, loans and wildfire relief payments; the board also approved emergency appropriations to assist beneficiaries affected by a federal shutdown.
Keeshawn Keishan Kikina, chief operating officer of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, told trustees at the Maui meeting on May 7 that OHA directed roughly $4,200,000 in funding to Maui during the last fiscal year, covering grants, loans and direct relief.
The figures were part of a broader update on OHA’s 15‑year strategic plan, which Kikina said centers on ‘ʻOhana (family), moʻomeheu (culture) and ʻāina (land and water). “The total amount of funding that touched the Island Of Maui from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs equates to $4,200,000 for this past fiscal year,” Kikina said.
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