The North Kohala Community Resource Center recently received a $5,000 grant from the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs to support the 2017 Kamehameha Day celebration in North Kohala.
The North Kohala Community Resource Center recently received a $5,000 grant from the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs to support the 2017 Kamehameha Day celebration in North Kohala.
The celebration takes place every year on June 11 in North Kohala, the birthplace of Kamehameha I. The event features a lei-draping and presentation of ho‘okupu at the original statue of the king in Kapaau, a pa‘u parade from Hawi to Kapaau and a hoolaulea at Kamehameha Park.
“We are grateful to OHA for supporting this important cultural observance in the birthplace of King Kamehameha,” said Christine Richardson, NKCRC executive director stated. “This event is a treasured celebration for our community as well as for island visitors.”
The North Kohala Community Resource Center’s mission is to increase the number of community improvement projects in North Kohala by providing support, training and access to funding. It values projects that tend to bring the community more closely together and stimulate volunteerism.
NKCRC provides bridges to funding for more than 90 community improvement projects.
For more information, visit www.northkohala.org.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is an independent state agency established through the Hawaii Constitution and statutes to advocate for the betterment of conditions of all Native Hawaiians, with a board of trustees elected by the voters of Hawaii. For more information, visit www.oha.org.