The County of Hawai‘i and the Hawai‘i Community Foundation (HCF) announced the third round of Puna Strong grant recipients.
The first two rounds of grants, which focused on disaster readiness and building resilience for the Puna communities impacted by the 2018 Kīlauea eruption, supported the work of more than two dozen organizations that addressed a range of issues including mental health, home and community food production, youth development, cultural grounding, environmental protection, educational opportunities, access to community-focused information, and readiness to respond to community emergencies/disasters.
The third round of grants, which ranged from $50,000 to $75,000 for an 18-month period, were awarded to the following 10 organizations:
- Arts & Sciences Center: ASC Beyond School Community Learning
- Equality HI: Cooking for Resiliency, Moving from Neighbors to Ohana
- Hawaiʻi Animal Kuleana Alliance: HAKA’s Emergency Rescue and Disaster Preparedness Programs
- Hawaiian Volcano Education and Resilience Institute: Disaster Preparedness, Outreach and Sustainability Support
- Hawaii’s Volcano Circus: Startup and Realignment for Community Resilience
- Hoʻoulu Lāhui: Planning for Long-Term Resilience
- Men of Paʻa: Resilience and Sustainability – Charting a Path to Recovery
- Nā Maka Hāloa O Waipiʻo: Kūkulu Kaiāulu, Hawaiian Culture, Language, and History
- ‘O Maku‘u Ke Kahua Community Center: Māla Hoʻoulu ʻIke at ʻO Makuʻu Ke Kahua Community Center
- Pōhaku Pelemaka: Community-Based Stewardship Management, Hawaiian Culture, Language, and/or History
For more information regarding Puna Strong or our other grant programs,visit recovery.hawaiicounty.gov/resources/recovery-grants.