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The fellowship program is aimed at young Native Hawaiian adults and based in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region, equipping them with mentorship, cultural grounding, professional development and opportunities to serve their community at the national level.

Nonprofit dedicated to supporting Hawai‘i’s homeless children, serving more than 1,600 keiki each year on O‘ahu, Maui and the Big Island, will use the funds for its college dorm residency program for homeless young women.

Eight Big Island students will receive a total of $24,000 in scholarships as part of Hawai‘i Community Federal Credit Union’s annual scholarship program.

Four Hilo area organizations are getting a financial boost from the state.

A University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researcher was awarded $3.1 million from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to further his efforts to provide new technologies to detect the risks of metabolic consequences of obesity among young children.