Hawaiian Electric has awarded $10,000 grants to three nonprofit organizations – Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation, Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders and Nā Kama Kai – for programs that educate and inspire youth.
Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation, whose mission is to support and sustain Hawaiʻi’s agricultural industry, will launch its fifth cohort of the Young Entrepreneur’s Program during the 2023-24 academic year. Funds will help support 25 middle and high school teams from public and charter schools statewide to bring locally-sourced products – such as fruit jams, soap bars, wood products and mamaki tea blends – to market. All are created from crops grown on or near the schools.
Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders, the nonprofit that engages, equips and empowers Hawaiʻi’s future leaders, held its Vision Lab event on April 13 featuring the top student-led projects across the state. This annual showcase is part of a leadership pipeline program intended to give students real-world experience in developing and executing projects that will have lasting impact on their communities.
Nā Kama Kai, which operates a youth community center at Pōkaʻī Bay in Waiʻanae, will expand resources to serve more underprivileged keiki of all ages through access to meals, tutoring and ocean knowledge mentorship. Funds will support staffing, lifeguard certification and safety equipment needed for free programs that deepen children’s knowledge of ocean safety, environmental stewardship and Hawaiian cultural practices.
Photo of the students at Waipahu High School participating in the Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders Vision Lab in April.
Photo credit: – Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation, Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders and Nā Kama Kai
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