Location: Hawaii
Grants Awarded: Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS)
Grantee: Ko’ihonua
Website: https://koihonua.org/
Project Description: The “Hui Kalai Kii o Kupaaikee – Training a New Generation of Practitioners” project goal is to increase the number of Native Hawaiians engaging in cultural practices. Primarily, the project will provide traditional apprentice-type training involving intensive interaction between masters, instructors, and students to support the continued perpetuation of the practice of kalai kii, or carving of totems. A total of 16 Native Hawaiian men between the ages of 18 and 35 will become apprentices/students on three different islands, which are O’ahu, Kaua’i, and the Big Island of Hawai’i. Because the cultural practice of kalai kii requires a considerable time investment to fully develop, the project will focus on a small number of individuals with the intention of raising their abilities to a level where they can begin providing for their community’s need and continue with the practice through service and teaching.
- Location: Pearl City, Hawaii
- ANA T/TA Region: Pacific
- Program Area: Social and Economic Development Strategies
- Project Period: 9/30/2018 – 9/29/2021
- FY 2018 Award: $343,560