Hawaiʻi Community Foundation deploys $45K in Stronger Hawai‘i funding ahead of Nolo
Hawaiʻi Community Foundation deployed $45,000 in Stronger Hawaiʻi Initiative funding to assist five organizations on Maui and Hawai‘i Island conduct preparedness outreach as well as procure and distribute emergency supplies, particularly to vulnerable communities, ahead of any potential impacts from Tropical Storm Nolo.
Big Island nonprofits to receive funding include:
- Hawaiʻi Animal Kuleana Alliance ($10,000) to provide food, water, emergency supplies and animal assistance for rural households on Hawaiʻi Island.
- HOPE Services Hawai‘i ($10,000) to connect vulnerable and houseless residents on Hawaiʻi Island with emergency supplies, resources and preparedness support.
- Nā‘ālehu Resilience Hub, fiscally sponsored by Vibrant Hawai‘i ($10,000), to prepare Nāʻālehu residents — who were already hard-hit by Hurricane Lala just more than a month ago — through a community hub providing food, water, propane and other essential resources.
Hawaiʻi Community Foundation also awarded $500,000 to Catholic Charities for direct financial assistance to those impacted at the beginning of this month by Hurricane Lowell.
“Our communities, particularly on Hawaiʻi Island, are still recovering from [Hurricane] Lala, so it is even more critical to support their preparedness and ongoing recovery to withstand further impacts,” said Hawaiʻi Community Foundation Chief Executive Officer and President Terry George.
George added that the Stronger Hawaiʻi Initiative allows the foundation to quickly mobilize philanthropic resources to trusted community partners on the ground before, during and after these ongoing severe weather events.
Hawaiʻi Community Foundation continues to monitor Tropical Storm Nolo and will deploy additional funding upon further assessment and input from any impacted communities.
People and organizations interested in learning more or contributing to the Stronger Hawaiʻi Initiative can visit the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation website to learn more.
Stronger Hawaiʻi received gifts from 3,313 individual donors and 118 corporate and foundation partners since its launch in March.
