12 Kauaʻi Organizations to Receive Grant-in-Aid Awards from Legislature

After a two-year suspension because of the pandemic, the state Legislature has resumed awarding grants-in-aid, and 12 Kauaʻi organizations have been chosen to receive funds.

State Senate President Ronald Kouchi, who represents Kauaʻi and Niʻihau, announced in a press release that the following organizations will be awarded a total of more than $2.6 million:

• Homestead Community Development Corporation ($200,000).
• Kamāwaelualani Corp. ($25,000).
• Kauaʻi Economic Opportunity Inc. ($327,000).
• Kauaʻi Economic Opportunity Inc. ($260,000).
• Kauaʻi Habitat for Humanity Inc. ($250,000).
• Kauaʻi Housing Development Corp. ($150,000).
• Kauaʻi Humane Society ($223,000).
• Kauaʻi Planning & Action Alliance Inc. ($240,000).
• Kuamano I Ke Ala O Makaweli ($200,000).
• Mālama Kauaʻi ($300,000).
• Mālama Pono Health Services ($200,000).
• ʻOhana Pacific Foundation ($250,000).

Kouchi congratulated and commended the organizations for the outstanding work they do in their communities.

“Due to the two-year suspension, we received a record number of high-quality GIA applications,” he said in the press release. “Recognizing that we could not award every applicant, I am pleased that over $2.6 million in funding will be coming to support community organizations on Kauaʻi.”