The Hawaiʻi Green Growth ʻĀina Resilience Grant Program is a partnership between Hawaiʻi Green Growth (HGG), ʻĀina Aloha Economic Futures (AAEF), and Hawaiʻi Farmers Union Foundation (HFUF) that provides direct funding to community-led projects focused on watershed restoration, indigenous agriculture, food production, cultural stewardship, education, and wildfire resilience. As a funder and the fiscal sponsor, HFUF helps connect resources directly to farmers, cultural practitioners, and land stewards working to strengthen their communities and care for ʻāina.
Through the program's first funding round, four West Maui projects received $25,000 each in unrestricted funding to advance restoration, food production, education, and stewardship efforts across the region.
Program Impact
Through the first round of funding, supported projects:
- Restored and expanded traditional loʻi kalo systems
- Increased production of kalo, ʻulu, and other locally grown foods
- Planted more than 1,000 native trees across 50 acres
- Expanded local food processing and aggregation infrastructure
- Provided over 750 student days of ʻāina-based education and cultural learning
- Strengthened watershed health, food security, and community resilience