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Heritage Opportunities in Hawaiʻi (HŌʻIHI)

Hōʻihi Grant Opportunity

Hālau Ke Kai o Kahiki Kumu Hula Laʻakea Perry at the Prince Lot Hula Festival.  PC: Moanalua Gardens Foundation

The HŌʻIHI Grant Program is an innovative initiative aimed at leveraging Hawaiian traditional knowledge to support economic development within the NHC, promote economic growth in the State of Hawaiʻi, and provide Native Hawaiian organizations (NHO) with the needed resources to transform tourism into a regenerative and collaborative industry. 

Through the HŌʻIHI Grant Program, NHOs lead the way in creating authentic experiences that reflect their values, knowledge, and practices, ensuring that cultural traditions are honored and transmitted in ways that are meaningful to the Community itself. By restoring decision-making regarding hoʻokipa (hospitality) practices to the Native Hawaiian Community, this program fosters a future where tourism serves as a platform for integrity and self-determination, rather than simply commodification.
 

Core Principle of the Heritage Opportunities in Hawaiʻi (HŌʻIHI) Grant Program:

The Hawaiian value of hōʻihi, which means to treat with reverence or respect, is captured in the ʻōlelo noʻeau (Hawaiian proverb) "E hōʻihi aku, e hōʻihi mai," translating to "show respect, get respect". This core principle guides ONHR’s implementation of the NATIVE Act through the Heritage (Tourism) Opportunities in Hawaii (HOIHI) Grant Program. 

Through showing respect, visitors (tourists) can then be welcomed as guests with a shared kuleana (responsibility) in perpetuating the values and importance of Hawaiian traditional knowledge and cultural practices.

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