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Kapapahuliau Program Priorities

Categories of Resilience & Adaptation Activities

Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Adaptation

Sedimentation from heavy rainfall collect within traditional sediment basins, known as loʻi kalo and loko iʻa.  Heʻeia Uli, Oʻahu.  PC: Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi

 

The Kapapahuliau Program Grant aims to implement EO 14308: Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response, EO 14276: Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness, and EO 14225: Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production.  The Grant also is developed in alignment with the overarching Program Goal and Guiding Principles, and is designed with four key (4) Priorities for funded projects.  These priorities support NHOs in need of financial assistance to conduct activities that will positively impact how the Native Hawaiian Community responds to and builds resilience against adverse weather events and subsequent environmental impacts. Project proposals should look to meet at least one of the below priorities and are scored accordingly in the Application Review Section. 

  1. Wildfire mitigation and upland erosion control through planning, and environmental restoration (e.g., fire breaks, fuel load reduction, soil stabilization, and revegetation – including for native species timber production);
  2. Flood and drought mitigation using traditional Native Hawaiian agricultural and aquacultural systems to decrease nearshore sedimentation and coastal flood impacts, improve groundwater recharge, increase water access, and enhance food availability;
  3. Tidal inundation and coastal erosion adaptation to protect infrastructure, Native Hawaiian burial sites, traditional aquacultural systems, and other wahi pana (historic and sacred places);
  4. Invasive species management to mitigate impacts on Native Hawaiian livelihood activities (e.g., traditional practices, economics, tourism, etc.), and ecosystem services (e.g., sedimentation, fresh water, food, and native biodiversity) while supporting habitat conservation.
     

 

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