Description

Pāpio Grants provide short-term essential support for high-impact programs and projects that contribute meaningfully to effectively managed nearshore marine areas and resources in Hawai‘i. Administered by Hawai‘i Community Foundation (HCF), the grants prioritize specific strategic outputs and outcomes rooted in strong community engagement, stewardship, and co-management.

HCF manages the pooled Holomua Marine Initiative fund to support communities engaged in nearshore marine management and augment state implementation capacity. Launched by Hawai‘i’s Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), the initiative combines scientific and cultural guidance to restore resource abundance for current and future generations. Its four pillars are place-based planning, pono practices guided by Hawaiian values, monitoring to inform adaptive management, and restoration of fragile or impacted nearshore ecosystems.