Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 15.068 (USAspending.gov).
- Hi'Ohia $199,999
- Kumano I Ke Ala O Makaweli $197,273
- Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association Hawaii $196,700
- Kakoo Oiwi $190,000
- Hui Maka'Ainana O Makana $178,189
- Hawaiian Islands Land Trust $170,000
- Pihana Ka Ikena $167,653
- Pohaha I Ka Lani $165,000
- Kanehunamoku Voyaging Academy $165,000
- Waimea Hawaiian Homesteaders' Association, Inc. $163,000
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
The Office of Native Hawaiian Relations’ (ONHR) Heritage (Tourism) Opportunities in Hawaiʻi (HŌʻIHI) Grant Program serves to implement the provisions of the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act (NATIVE Act), 25 U.S.C. 4351 et seq. The purpose of the NATIVE Act is to establish a more inclusive national travel and tourism strategy that has the potential to deliver significant benefits for Native Hawaiian organizations (NHO) as distinctly defined in the NATIVE Act, including job creation, elevated living standards, and expanded economic opportunities.
The HŌʻIHI Grant Program is an innovative effort to promote heritage tourism opportunities that utilize Native Hawaiian traditional knowledge to bolster economic development in the Native Hawaiian Community, to advance economic growth in the State of Hawaiʻi, and to equip Native Hawaiian organizations (NHO) with the needed resources to transform tourism involving historical and sacred sites to be regenerative and collaborative.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Nonprofit Organization
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
Additionally, applicants must meet the definition of and criteria for a “Native Hawaiian Organization” as defined in the NATIVE Act, 130 STAT. 847, Section 3(3), codified at 25 U.S.C. §4352(3). Criteria include:
A nonprofit organization;
that serves the interests of Native Hawaiians;
in which Native Hawaiians serve in substantive and policymaking positions; and
that is recognized for having expertise in Native Hawaiian culture and heritage, including tourism.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
All applications will be initially screened for eligibility and compliance with the requirements stated in the notice of funding opportunity, program regulations, and statutes. All timely submitted and qualified proposals are reviewed by program staff and a financial assistance official. Unsuccessful applicants will receive notice in writing. All approved grants will be awarded using GrantSolutions and recipient payments will be made using the U.S. Department of Treasury's Automated Standard Applications (ASAP) for the payments system.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 90 to 120 days
Further information will be available in the Notice of Funding Opportunity is posted on www.grants.gov and may be obtained by contacting the point of contact listed in the funding opportunity announcement. Most awards are anticipated within 90 days or less after the announcement closes.
Program details & compliance
Description
The Hawaiian value of hōʻihi (to treat with reverence or respect), as reflected in the ʻōlelo noʻeau (Hawaiian proverb) “E hōʻihi aku, e hōʻihi mai,” meaning “show respect, get respect”, represents the core principle of ONHR’s Hōʻihi Grant Program. Through showing respect, visitors (tourists) can then be welcomed as guests with a shared kuleana (responsibility) in perpetuating the values and importance of Native Hawaiian traditional knowledge and cultural practices. This ʻōlelo noʻeau serves as a foundational guide for ONHR’s Hōʻihi Grant Program to aide in actions that:
1) Showcase the heritage, places, art, foods, traditions, history and continuing vitality of the Native Hawaiian Community; 2)Identify, enhance, revive, or maintain lōea (cultural traditions and practices), wahi kūpuna (ancestral spaces) and wahi pana (sacred spaces) that are important to sustain the distinctiveness of the Native Hawaiian Community; and 3)Provide for authentic and respectful visitor experiences in Hawaiʻi.
These grants and subsequent actions by NHOs are also expected to facilitate job creation, stimulate economic activity, and contribute to elevating the living standards in the Native Hawaiian Community. The funds are used to provide technical assistance and financial assistance to Native Hawaiian organizations to enable them to fully participate in the tourism industry and improve self-determination and self-governance capabilities to promote greater self-sufficiency.
Mission Categories
Primary: Economic Development
Other categories:
Promotion of the ArtsAmerican Indian or Alaskan Native EducationSmall BusinessRural Community Development
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Assistance will support efforts of Native Hawaiian organizations to do the following: share about the Native Hawaiian Community as the indigenous people of Hawai‘i; use arts and humanities to help revitalize, promote economic development, increase livability; share with and engage guests in growing awareness and the perpetuation of Hawaiian culture; other section purposes.
Required Documentation
Initial application for financial assistance must be accompanied by a certification in writing from the governing body of the Native Hawaiian organization that it qualifies as an Native Hawaiian organization pursuant to the NATIVE Act and that they authorized applying for this financial assistance.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements