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Subject: CNHA's Resource Corner - April 29, 2005

Periodically, CNHA sends out the latest information on resources and other opportunities available to Native Hawaiian community organizations. This complimentary service is another way CNHA advances Native Hawaiians through empowerment and informational initiatives. Join us for the Fourth Annual Native Hawaiian Conference, August 30 - September 2 2005, at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. For more information about our training workshops and events, please visit us at www.hawaiiancouncil.org

 

 

 

April 29, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement is seeking a Project Coordinator

 

CNHA is looking for an energetic Project Coordinator to help the CNHA team deliver hands-on training workshops and special events throughout the Pacific.  Potential candidates should have outstanding communication skills, be comfortable with public speaking, and be proficient in Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.  Experience using Publisher or Front Page is a plus!  The Project Coordinator position is responsible for curriculum development, event coordination and logistics, preparation of required reports, client follow-up, event promotions, website maintenance and other duties as assigned. This position will also support the Community Development Division who is responsible for providing training, technical assistance, information and advocacy services to Native organizations and communities.  If you want to help our Native Hawaiian communities grow and succeed, this is the job for you!

 

This full-time position will be based in Honolulu, HI, with a salary range of $28,000-35,000.  Excellent benefits are included.  This position requires frequent travel throughout the Pacific region.

 

The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement is a dynamic non-profit organization that assists other organizations to achieve their goals by bringing Hawaiians together through our events, workshops and programs.  Our office environment is fast-paced requiring positive team players and flexibility.

 

Qualification Requirements

 

Please mail or fax your resume and cover letter by May 15, 2005. 

 

Lilia Kapuniai

Vice President & Manager, Community Development

Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement

33 South King Street, Suite 513

Honolulu, HI 96813

Fax: 521-4111

 

For more information, please call 521.5011 or email lilia@hawaiiancouncil.org

 

 

 

 

Community Presentations on the Akaka Bill Continue throughout the State

The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement presents informational presentations on the Akaka Bill and lawsuits threatening Native Hawaiian programs.

Become informed, get involved and decide for yourself about the Akaka Bill!

Supported by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, these FREE workshops are designed to enhance the ability of Native Hawaiians to participate in federal legislative initiatives and other public policies that affect them.

Register now to attend any of the upcoming workshops that run from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.:

·        Oahu – May 3, 2005 Blanche Pope Elementary School Cafeteria (Waimanalo)

·        Molokai – May 10, 2005 Mitchell Pauole Community Center

Click here to register.  Registered participants will receive comprehensive informational materials including the full text of the most recent version of the legislation.  For more information, please call CNHA at 521-5011, toll-free from the neighbor-islands at 1-800-709-2642 or visit www.hawaiiancouncil.org.

 

 

 

 


HOAP Orientation Sessions and Homebuyer Education Courses – Sign Up now!

HOAP Orientation Sessions

The Orientation Sessions are intended to provide participants with a free introduction to HOAP and the homeownership process. These sessions will include an overview of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act which guides the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ mission and policies, inform participants about the homestead application process, provide updates on DHHL’s development schedule statewide, include an overview of the homebuyer education and case management services that are available, and introduce participants to local Providers in the state.

Schedule of Sessions: Listed below are the dates and locations that have been confirmed. CNHA is currently in the process of coordinating more sessions. Please continue to check the website for updated information, and contact the HOAP Information Call Center with any questions.

All Orientation Sessions are scheduled from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

To register for an Orientation Session, visit http://www.hawaiiancouncil.org/HOAP.htm.

 

HOMEBUYER EDUCATION COURSES

The Homebuyer Education Courses are intended to provide individuals and families with homebuyer and financial literacy courses to build skills and help prepare for homeownership and loan prequalification.  Multiple local Providers deliver course sessions that include the following topics: 1) Understanding Credit & Obtaining a Mortgage Loan, 2) Personal Financial Management (budgeting, savings, etc), and 3) Credit Ratings, Credit Repair, Debt Reduction and Debt Restructuring.  Typically, a complete session entails a total of 10 hours delivered in 2-4 hour sessions over 2-4 days.  Participants are able to attend components of a complete series on a variety of dates throughout the year. 

Hawaiian Community Assets (HCA) is a nonprofit organization that increases the capacity of low-income communities and individuals in Hawaii to achieve economic self-sufficiency, with particular focus on Native Hawaiians.  HCA provides homebuyer education services statewide.  A schedule of their sessions in your community are as follows:

Maui

April 30, 5:30 – 9:30 pm - Accessing Credit, Mortgage Lending Terms, Inspection and Maintenance, Financial Crisis, Charts and Forms

 

Oahu

April 30, 5:30 – 9:30 pm - Accessing Credit, Mortgage Lending Terms, Inspection and Maintenance, Financial Crisis, Charts and Forms

 

Maui

May 6, 5:30 – 9:30 pm - Money Management, Budgeting, Understanding Credit

May7, 5:30 – 9:30 pm - Accessing Credit, Mortgage Lending Terms, Inspection and Maintenance, Financial Crisis, Charts and Forms

 

To register for a Homebuyer Education Session from Hawaiian Community Assets visit http://www.hawaiiancouncil.org/hca_workshops.htm or contact them directly by phone at 808.760.5100 or via e-mail at kahuawaiwai@hawaii.rr.com.

 

Hawaii HomeOwnership Center (HHOC) provides education, information, and support to create successful first-time homeowners. By addressing barriers and increasing rates of homeownership, HHOC aims to build stronger families and communities on Oahu and Kauai. A schedule of their sessions in your community is as follows:

 

Oahu

May 4th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm – Managing Your Money

May 18th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm – Understanding Credit

May 21st, 8:00 – 10:00 am – Getting a Mortgage Loan

May 21st, 10:00 – 12:00 pm – Shopping for a Home

 

More sessions are scheduled through August. Please check www.dhhlhoap.org for details.

 

Kauai

May 21st, 8:00 – 10:00 am – Managing Your Money

May 21st, 10:00 – 12:00 pm – Understanding Credit

 

More sessions are scheduled through August. Please check www.dhhlhoap.org for details.

 

To participate in the above Hawaii HomeOwnership Center sessions, you must first register to attend one of the Orientation Sessions listed below:

 

Oahu

May 2nd, 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Introduction to the Homeownership Process

May 14th, 1:00 – 2:00 pm – Introduction to the Homeownership Process

May 26th, 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Introduction to the Homeownership Process

 

More sessions are scheduled through August. Please check www.dhhlhoap.org for details.

 

Kauai

May 13th, 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Introduction to the Homeownership Process

June 17th, 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Introduction to the Homeownership Process

 

More sessions are scheduled through August. Please check www.dhhlhoap.org for details.

To register for an Orientation Session from Hawaii HomeOwnership Center, contact them directly by phone at 808.523.9500 or via e-mail at info@hihomeownership.org.


Contact the HOAP Information Call Center today for more information and assistance:  Direct Tel:  791.3403; Direct Fax:  791.3405; Toll-Free Tel:  866.897.4384; Toll-Free Fax:  866.897.4385; E-mail:  info@dhhlhoap.org;   Website:  www.dhhlhoap.org

 

 

 

 

Tropical Biology Internships in Costa Rica for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island Students

 

Program Information:  The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) and the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) presents a 5-week field experience/research opportunity in Costa Rica for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island undergraduate students. 

 

The program will cover all student expenses (room and board, textbooks, and international travel to and from Costa Rica) and will provide $1500 stipend.  The students will work in teams conducting field research alongside experienced mentors and will also have an opportunity to visit 2 native communities in Costa Rica and in Panama. These visits will help put into perspective the importance of land management, native peoples participation in conservation efforts, land tenure issues and all sorts of relevant social and political aspects of conservation biology.

 

Priority deadline for application is May 1, 2005

 

For more information:  Program information and application materials can be found on the OTS website at http://www.ots.duke.edu/en/education/napire.shtml or University of Hawaii at Manoa contact Dr. Ethel Villalobos:  Ethel M. Villalobos Ph.D. Dept. of Plant & Environmental Protection Sciences (PEPS) University of Hawaii at Manoa office 808 956 2447

 

 

 

 

Hands Turned to the Soil – The Waianae Food Security Conference

 

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MAY 20-21, 2005

PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION, MAY 19TH

 

What:  The food grown in Hawaii is unsurpassed for freshness and flavor. Indigenous and local foods, exotic tropical fruits, fresh caught fish, and savory herbs are unique and delicious. Why have we become reliant on a diet of imported products high in saturated fats and salt?  The conference will explore, develop and implement diverse and innovative actions which solve Hawaii’s community food insecurities. 

 

Confirmed Speakers and Workshop Presenters Include: 

 

Date and Location:  The conference will at staged at MA`O Organic Farm, in the ahupua`a of Lualualei in the beautiful moku of Waianae, ‘Oahu from May 20th to May 21st 2005.

 

Pre-Conference activities:  On Thursday May 19th the Mala ‘Ai ‘Opio Youth Leadership Team, the Hawaii Alliance for CBED and young people from Boston’s The Food Project will host a youth leadership development training with unique activities, visioning, and action planning (material pertinent to the 15 through 25 age group).

 

Cost and Registration:   (including local and organic foods)...Adult registration is $125, Kupuna $90. Youth registration is $120 this covers attendance at the pre-conference session, meals and accommodation from Wednesday evening through to Sunday morning.

 

For more information:  call 808.696.5569 (farm/fax)

 

 

 

 

Free Workshops on Arts and Advocacy

 

What:  Representatives of local arts organizations and their board members are invited to attend a series of free workshops on arts advocacy to be held throughout the state

 

Jonathan Katz, Chief Executive Officer of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) based in Washington, DC will visit the islands to discuss arts advocacy issues such as:  how to sustain public value, how to partner with powerful people, and how to participate in effective advocacy.

The free workshops are being presented by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the Hawaii Consortium for the Arts.  The workshops will last two hours and will provide an overview of available funding and services and explain how the level of these resources is determined. 

 

Dates/Locations: 

 

For more information:  contact Teresa Abenoja at:  tabenoja@honugroup.com. 

 

 

 

 

Territorial Airwaves:  “Hawai`i’s Early Years of Radio and Recording”

 

What:  Harry B. Soria, Jr. will take you on a nostalgic journey with fascinating anecdotes and rare vintage recordings from Hawai`i’s rich musical past.  Harry B., 3rd generation Soria radio personality, launched Territorial Airwaves on KCCN Radio in June 1979 in spite of those who said a one-hour program of Hawaiian and pre-Statehood hapa-haole music would not work.  Harry B.’s music comes from his archive of over ten thousand 78, 33, and 45-rpm vintage Hawaiian records.

 

Date, time and location:  Monday May 2, 2005, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM at the Princess Ruth Ke`elikolani Performing Arts Center Choral Room – 3rd Floor

 

Cost:  FREE

 

For more information:  Contact Jamie Fong, Ka`iwakiloumoku Coordinator at 842-8655 or jafong@ksbe.edu

 

 

 

 

ACF Healthy Marriage Initiatives Special Improvement Projects (SIP) Grants

 

About the SIP Grants:  The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) invites eligible applicants to submit competitive grant applications for special improvement projects, which further the national child support mission, vision, and goals. For FY 2005, OCSE is looking for projects that reflect the goals of the new FY 2005-2009 strategic plan including the goals that all Children have parentage established; and all Children in IV-D (child support) cases have support orders established, have medical coverage and receive financial support from parents as ordered.

The last goal of the strategic plan is that the IV-D program will be efficient and responsive in its operations. Applications will be screened and evaluated as indicated in this program announcement. Awards will be contingent upon the outcome of the competition and the availability of funds.

Funding amounts and project length:  For FY 2005, approximately $1.8 million is available for all priority areas. A non-Federal match is not required. The anticipated start date for the new awards is August 1, 2005; projects under Priority 1 may run through December 31, 2006, for a period of up to 17 months; projects under Priorities 2, 4 and 5 may run through July 31, 2007, for a period of up to 24 months and projects under Priority 3 may run through July 31, 2008, for a period of up to 36 months.

For more information and a complete program announcement: visit:  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2005-ACF-OCSE-FI-0005.html

 

 

 

 

Smaller Communities – Special Competition for Supplemental Reading Program Research Evaluation

 

Purpose of program:  The purpose of the Smaller Learning Communities (SLC) program is to promote academic achievement through the planning, implementation or expansion of small, safe, and successful learning environments in large high schools to help ensure that all students graduate with the knowledge and skills necessary to make successful transitions to college and careers. 

 

The purpose of this special competition is to fund a national research evaluation of supplemental reading programs in a special type of SLC structure called freshman academics in addition to supporting a broader range of activities to create or expand SLCs in participating schools. 

 

Eligible applicants:  Local educational agencies (LEAs) and educational service agencies that meet the requirements specified in the Educational Service Agencies section of the Application Requirements in the notice of final priorities, requirements, definitions and selection criteria for this competition (NFP), published elsewhere in the Federal Register.  

 

Expected number of awards:  8

Estimated Total Program Funding:  $ 40,000,000.00

Award Ceiling:  $5,000,000.00

Award Floor:  none

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:  No

 

For more information and the full Federal Register announcement, visit:  http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-6315.pdf

 

 

 

 

Other Federal Funding Opportunities

 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

 

Center for Disease Control and Prevention Procurement and Grants Office Addressing Asthma From a Public Health Perspective: Part A Enhanced Grant

http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HHS/CDC/PGO/CDC-RFA-05044/listing.html

 

Center for Disease Control and Prevention Procurement and Grants Office National Health Education Enhancement Program Grant

http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HHS/CDC/PGO/CDC-RFA-05072/listing.html

 

National Institutes of Health

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Substance and Alcohol Related Disorders Grant

http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HHS/NIH/NIH/PA-05-097/listing.html

 

 

Department of Justice (DOJ)

 

Headquarters Office of Justice Programs

FY 2005 OJJDP Evaluation of Safe Start: Promising Approaches for Children Exposed to Violence Grant

http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/DOJ/HQ/OJP/DOJ-GRANTS-042005-001/listing.html

 

 

 

 

Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement

33 South King Street, Suite 513

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Phone: 808.521.5011 Fax: 808.521.4111

 

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