Community Grants Program: Ka Papa O Kakuhihewa Fund (Oahu)

The Ka Papa O Kakuhihewa Fund, part of the Community Grants Program by the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, aims to support nonprofit organizations focused on resource conservation. It prioritizes projects that promote environmental education, energy conservation, and stewardship initiatives, particularly benefiting the Wai‘anae Coast and Kapolei communities. The fund emphasizes youth engagement and local economic support, advocating for partnerships with community organizations to enhance conservation efforts and instill a sustainable mindset among future generations.

The Community Grants program provides project or program-based funding to nonprofit organizations benefitting the communities and people of Hawai‘i.
Specific geographic funds established at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation support this program and are conducted in three different grant rounds throughout the year. Each grant round will have different fund priorities.
The purpose of the fund is “to promote resource conservation programs for the community that would affect the use of natural resources such as water and land. The goal is to promote and support programs that create and instill a conservation ethic in our keiki and ‘ohana, an attitude that recognizes and respects living on an island of finite resources.”