Posted on: Sunday, October 7, 2007
Grants and awards
Advertiser Staff
Hawaiian Electric Co. recently donated $25,000 to support the work of the University of Hawai'i-Manoa Climate Change Commission. The funds will be used to inventory the electricity and natural gas used, transportation fuel purchased and airline miles traveled by those on campus and to survey commuter travel by students and faculty to off-campus sites. Results will be registered in a new Honolulu Greenhouse Gas Registry.
Online solicitation of pledges enabled Big Brothers Big Sisters of Honolulu to raise a record $130,000 plus during the annual Bowl for Kids' Sake held recently at Aiea Bowl.
The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation has awarded $10,000 in support of Waikiki Health Center's Care-A-Van program, which utilizes medically equipped vans to provide weekly medical and social services to homeless residents of the Windward coast. Each van is staffed with an advanced practice registered nurse and two outreach workers. Waikiki Health Center established the program in 1987 in response to unmet needs of the state's growing homeless population.
The Waipahu Community Foundation has awarded a number of grants. Annual awards went to Waipahu High School, Friends of Waipahu Cultural Garden Park, Waipahu Jack Rabbits and Leeward YMCA.
Named as first quarter awardees were: August Ahrens Elementary School; Waipahu Third Branch Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Boy Scout Troop, Boy Scouts of America Troop 32; Waikele Elementary School, Cub Scout Pack 321 and Honowai Elementary School.
Also awarded were scholarships to 10 area students.
The Hawai'i Tourism Authority has awarded $50,000 to Hawai'i Health Guide in support of the Hawai'i Healing Garden statewide festivals. The festivals reflect a growing interest in health and wellness tourism in the state and celebrate Hawai'i's unique medicinal and nutritional plants.
The Hawai'i People's Fund has donated $3,000 to Ma'o Organic Farms in support of youth participation at Ho'ea Ea Return to Freedom: A Food Sovereignty Conference, which took place in June. The conference addressed the issue of agricultural sustainability in the state.
