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DHHL Grant Awards
Fiscal Year 2026
Hawaiian Homes Commission (March 2026) – Approval of Recommendations for Various Grant Awards
Grant Recommendations
RFP-26-HHL-002 – Grant for Improvements to Facilities on Existing Homesteads
| ISLAND | Applicant | DHHL Funds Requested | Other Funds | In-Kind | Total Project Cost | Recommended Amount |
| HAWAII | Five Mountains Hawai’i, Inc. dba Kipika o ke Ola | $1,000,000 | $10,335,626 | $0 | $11,335,626 | $1,000,000 |
| HAWAII | Homestead Community Development Corporation, dba, Homestead Housing Authority on behalf of Keaukaha Panaewa Farmers Association | $1,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $0 | $6,500,000 | $1,000,000 |
| HAWAII | Ho’ola | $335,000 | $0 | $65,000 | $400,000 | $100,000 |
| OAHU | Kula No Na Po’e Hawai’i | $1,000,000 | $57,000 | $150,000 | $1,207,000 | $1,000,000 |
| MOLOKAI | Moloka’i Homestead Farm Lots | $1,000,000 | $1,000 | $11,000 | $1,012,000 | $500,000 |
| HAWAII | O Maku’u Ke Kahua | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 |
| HAWAII | Waimea Nui Agriculture Inc. | $216,820 | $0 | $13,000 | $229,820 | $216,000 |
| HAWAII | Waimea Nui Community Development Corporation dba WNCDC | $344,570 | $0 | $50,000 | $394,570 | $344,000 |
| MAUI | Waiohuli Hawaiian Homesteaders Association, Inc. dba Waiohuli Hawaiian Homesteaders Association, Inc. | $1,000,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $1,100,000 | $219,750 |
| 9 | TOTAL | $11,611,705 | $16,983,896 | $505,382 | $29,100,983 | $5,379,750 |
RFP-26-HHL-003 – Project Implementations
| ISLAND | Applicant | DHHL Funds Requested | Other Funds | In-Kind | Total Project Cost | Recommended Amount |
| HAWAII | Five Mountains Hawaii’i, Inc., dba, Kipuka o ke Ola | $256,000 | $0 | $68,000 | $324,000 | $256,000 |
| HAWAII | Hui Aloha Pu’ukapu | $273,870 | $10,357 | $8,038 | $292,264 | $273,870 |
| OAHU | Kula No Na Po’e Hawai’i | $298,932 | $60,132 | $0 | $359,064 | $298,380 |
| HAWAII | La’i’opua 2020, dba, Laiopua 2020 | $282,200 | $75,000 | $25,432 | $382,632 | $278,200 |
| HAWAII | Na Kupa’a O Kuhio, dba, Na Kupua’a O Kuhio | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| HAWAII | Waimea Hawaiian Homesteaders’ Association, Inc., dba, Waimea Hawaiian Homesteaders’, Inc. | $298,800 | $0 | $253,725 | $552,525 | $298,800 |
| MAUI | Waiohuli Hawaiian Homesteaders, Inc., dba, Waiohuli Hawaiian Homesteaders, Inc. | $300,000 | $0 | $25,000 | $325,000 | $170,000 |
| 7 | TOTAL | $3,551,817 | $1,486,670 | $611,339 | $5,649,827 | $1,875,250 |
RFP-26-HHL-004 – Capacity Building
| ISLAND | Applicant | DHHL Funds Requested | Other Funds | In-Kind | Total Project Cost | Recommended Amount |
| HAWAII | Hui Aloha Pu’ukapu | $20,000 | $3,039 | $4,354 | $27,393 | $20,000 |
| HAWAII | La’i’opua 2020, dba, Laiopua 2020 | $20,000 | $0 | $51,000 | $71,000 | $20,000 |
| MOLOKAI | Molokai Homestead Farmers Alliance on behalf of Molokai Homestead Association of Veterans | $20,000 | $0 | $1,000 | $21,000 | $20,000 |
| OAHU | Waianae Coast Community Foundation | $5,000 | $24,000 | $7,500 | $36,500 | $5,000 |
| MAUI | Waiehu Chinese Cemetery Association on behalf of Waiehu Kou 3 Association | $20,000 | $3,000 | $7,000 | $30,000 | $20,000 |
| HAWAII | Waimea Nui Agriculture Inc. | $20,000 | $6,000 | $5,000 | $31,000 | $20,000 |
| MAUI | Waiohuli Hawaiian Homesteaders’ Association, Inc., DBA, Waiohuli Hawaiian Homesteaders, Inc. | $20,000 | $0 | $0 | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| 7 | TOTAL | $125,000 | $36,039 | $75,854 | $236,893 | $125,000 |
RFP-26-HHL-005 – Disaster Preparedness
| ISLAND | Applicant | DHHL Funds Requested | Other Funds | In-Kind | Total Project Cost | Recommended Amount |
| STATE | Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization | $1,000,000 | $0 | $100,714 | $1,100,714 | $500,000 |
| HAWAII | Hui Aloha Pu’ukapu | $345,573 | $14,404 | $6,531 | $366,508 | $345,000 |
| HAWAII | La’i’opua 2020 | $332,271 | $65,000 | $49,214 | $446,485 | $175,000 |
| HAWAII | Waimea Nui Community Development Corporation, dba, WNCDC | $898,803 | $0 | $23,800 | $922,603 | $300,000 |
| MAUI | Waiohuli Hawaiian Homesteaders Association, Inc., dba Waiohuli Hawaiian Homesteaders, Inc. | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 5 | TOTAL | $3,576,647 | $79,404 | $180,258 | $3,836,309 | $1,620,000 |