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DHHL community grants face shortfall as applications double available funding
Summary
DHHL officials said the Community Grants Program has grown to $10 million but attracted about $20 million in applications this cycle; the Native Hawaiian Rehabilitation Fund has declined to roughly $3 million and is not authorized for spending this year.
Gigi Kyrell, manager in the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ Planning Office, laid out sharp demand for community grants during the NHDP consultation: "Today in 2026, it is up to $10 million in grants... We received $20 million worth of applications," she said, noting the department can fund about half the requests.
Kyrell said the Native Hawaiian Rehabilitation Fund (NHRF), a traditional DHHL trust source, has declined because it depends on receipts tied to former sugar lands and state water…
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