Kānaka Anti-Displacement Fund
Funding Amount
Up to $20 million (first phase goal)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Other requirements
- Native Hawaiian homeowners on Hawaiian Home Lands
- Facing housing instability due to storm damage
- Damage from flooding, roof damage, and cesspool failures
Overview
Geographic Scope: Hawaiian Home Lands statewide, with initial focus on:
- Anahola, Kauaʻi (cesspool failures)
- Waimānalo, Oʻahu (roof damage)
- Leialiʻi, Maui (severe flooding)
- Kepaʻakea, Moloka'i (severe flooding)
Funding Details:
- Initial Seed: $1 million from HCL
- First Phase Goal: $20 million
- Operating Capital: $3 million
- Originally Created: To address needs of Leialiʻi community in Lahaina after August 2023 fire
Focus Areas:
- Home repair and rehabilitation from storm damage
- Technical assistance to native Hawaiian homeowners
- Grants and loans for property restoration
- Prevention of displacement and generational housing stability
Eligibility:
- Native Hawaiian homeowners on Hawaiian Home Lands
- Facing housing instability due to storm damage
- Damage from flooding, roof damage, and cesspool failures
Types of Support Provided:
- Technical assistance
- Grants
- Loans for home repair and rehabilitation
Background: The fund was initially created to address needs following the August 2023 Lahaina fires. After Kona storms in March 2026 caused approximately $1 billion in damage and some of the worst flooding in Hawaii in two decades, HCL revived the fund to support broader recovery efforts across multiple islands.
Contact & Information:
- Website: www.hawaiicommunitylending.com
- Impact story submissions: https://form.jotform.com/260816076128054
- To donate or invest: www.hawaiicommunitylending.com
Additional Support:
- Kūkulu Partner Program connects homeowners with contractors for assessments and repair/rehab work
What Hawaii Community Lending actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $145K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $10K–$125K
- By dollars: Hawaii 93%, Colorado 7%. Top recipient cities: Honolulu, HI; Longmont, CO.
Example grants
Hawaiian Community Assets Inc · Honolulu, HI
$125K
Homestead Community Development Corp · Honolulu, HI
$10K
Oweesta · Longmont, CO
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Native americans
- Housing
- Disaster relief
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