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MEDIA RELEASE The Neighborhood Place of Kona (NPK), which serves at-risk children and families in West Hawaii, has announced that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has approved a $99,648 grant to the organization for the coming fiscal year, which will support NPK’s activities in West Hawaii to increase awareness in the Native Hawaiian community […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has awarded two grants to the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Na Pua Noeau programs: * $78,783 to UH-Hilo’s Na Pua Noeau for its Aha Opio Alakai or Hawaiian Youth Leadership Program. The program provides Big Island students in grades 10-12 an opportunity to develop leadership skills and […]

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  MEDIA RELEASE The Police Department has received a $25,000 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to enhance and expand the department’s Bicycle Patrol. The money will provide training for Bicycle Patrol officers in the areas of cultural awareness, crisis intervention, homelessness and mental illness. It also will fund bicycle safety training and the […]

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