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Hōʻihi Grant Program
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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 purposes of the NATIVE Act are to establish a more inclusive national travel and tourism strategy and 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. Tourism is a major economic driver for Hawaiʻi that has long been experienced by the Native Hawaiian community as extractive and transactional. NATIVE Act funding equips NHO’s across Hawaiʻi with additional resources to change that experience in ways mutually beneficial to visitors and the islands’ original stewards. A sustainable and equitable tourism model recognizes that an enriching visitor experience depends on thriving local communities with deep pilina (connection) to and aloha (love) for Hawaiʻi’s natural and cultural resources.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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Activities are still underway from the grants issued in 2022. Accomplishments to date include a 3-day makeke of artists and performers; exhibits of traditional cultural practices and arts; outreach and education to schools and community organizations to reach 498 students regarding natural resources and the ecosystems of fishponds; development of a workshop to engage practitioners on business and marketing practices within the traditional Hawaiian culture, such as community and ‘ohana (family); and promoting an artisan program to engage the public in traditional music forms and delving into the rituals of ku ‘i kalo (making of poi and traditional foods) to uncover knowledge through Hawaiian practices.
The funds provided technical assistance and financial assistance to Native Hawaiian organizations enabling them to fully participate in the tourism industry and improve self-determination and self-governance capabilities to promote greater self-sufficiency.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
