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

 

 

June 27, 2005

 

i scream, floats, & Sundays

Playing Now through September 3, 2005

What:  The new Summertime exhibit at the Hawai'i State Art Museum will include the short film, i scream, floats, & Sundays directed and produced by Native Hawaiian filmmakers Leah Kihara & Leanne Kang Ferrer. 

 

Winner of the 2002 Hawai’i International Film Festival’s Hawai’i Filmmaker award, i scream, floats, & Sundays celebrates Hawaiian women in three vignettes that experiment with drama, documentary, and music video.  As a poetic expression reminiscent of a personal journal, i scream, floats & Sundays forges a view of the contemporary Hawaiian women’s quest for identity and balance in a world of chaos.

 

i scream, floats & Sundays was a recipient of Pacific Islander in Communication’s Short Film Initiative 2002 and has screened at the Hawaii International Film Festival, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, Los Angeles Visual Communications Asian Film Festival, Pacifika New York Hawaiian Film Festival, IWGIA Indigenous Film Forum (Switzerland), San Diego Asian Film Festival, Washington DC Asian Pacific American Festival, Smithsonian Native Cinema Showcase, New Mexico, Smithsonian Native American Film & Video Festival New York 2003, Palm Springs Native American Film Festival, ImagineNATIVE Media & Arts Festival, Canada, & Cowitchan Aboriginal Film Festival, Canada.  It also aired nationally on PBS as part of the series Colorvision in 2004.

 

About the Summertime Exhibit:  Celebrating the summer season, Summertime will exhibit nearly 100 pieces from the State of Hawaii Art in Public Places Collection at the Hawaii State Art Museum.  A wide range of works – paintings, sculptures, ceramics, fiber works, mixed media pieces and works on paper – will be arranged thematically to evoke the feelings, experiences and memories of warm weather months.  The exhibit runs through September 3, 2005.  Also, the filmmakers will host a talk story lunch session at the museum on July 26, 2006 at noon.

 

Location:  The Hawaii State Art Museum is located at 250 South Hotel Street in downtown Honolulu across from the State Capitol. Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). The museum is closed on State holidays. Admission is free.

 

 

 

 

Call for Papers:  Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Cultural Museums

 

About AAPI Nexus:  Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Policy, Practice and Community (AAPI).  AAPI Nexus is a peer-reviewed, national journal published by UCLA's Asian American Studies Center focusing on policies, practices and community research to benefit the nation's burgeoning Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The journal's mission is to facilitate an exchange of ideas and research findings that strengthens the efforts through policy and practice to tackle the pressing societal problems facing Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.

 

Previous issues have focused on Community Development, Civil Rights, Voting and Community Health. The table of contents and editors' notes for can be found at:

http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc/nexus/index.html

 

AAPI Nexus is planning to publish a special collection of articles focusing on issues, challenges and opportunities facing Asian American and Pacific Islander art and cultural museums. Dr. Franklin Odo, Director of Asian Pacific American Programs at the Smithsonian, serves as the Guest Editorial Consultant for the special collection of articles.

 

Their objective is to share information and insights to enhance the ability to take action in the areas of advocacy, strategic planning, policy development and programming.

 

Articles may address the following questions, but are not limited to these:

 

If you are interested in submitting a manuscript, please submit a letter of intent with the title and a very short descriptive paragraph to the editors for review. AAPI Nexus invites academic researchers, practitioners, and community leaders to submit manuscripts. Along with articles based on original research, AAPI Nexus publishes essays from professionals and community leaders, and almanac articles that present new statistics on AAPIs or discuss applied research methods. For submission guidelines, please visit: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc/nexus/index.html and click on STYLE SHEET for Article Submissions (PDF Document).

 

Deadline for Letter of Intent: September 30, 2005.

Deadline for Submissions: March 31, 2006.

 

Please send letter of intent to AAPI Nexus. Internet communication is preferred. The Journal's email address is:

Melany Dela Cruz (nexus@aasc.ucla.edu) and send an electronic copy to:

Paul Ong (pmong@ucla.edu)

Dr. Franklin Odo (FODO@OP.SI.EDU)

 

For regular mail, send all correspondence to:

Melany Dela Cruz, Managing Editor

AAPI Nexus

UCLA Asian  American Studies  Center

3230 Campbell Hall

Los Angeles, CA  90095-1546

phone:310.825.2974

fax:310.206.9844

e-mail:dtn@ucla.edu web site for Center: www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc

 

 

 

 

Halau Ku Mana Massive ‘Ohana Workday!

 

When:  Wednesday, June 29th:  9am – 5pm

HKM Campus (former Paradise Park)

 

Please bring the following with you as we begin Phase I of our new campus!

 

There will be a POTLUCK!

Please wear shoes and work clothes!  Kokua hours will apply for next year!!!

For more information:  call Micky if you have any questions @ 988-8995

There will be two additional workdays on Sunday, July 10th & Saturday, July 23rd

 

 

 

 

“Competing for Government Work as a Small Business---Real Life Stories”

 

What:  The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii’s Small Business Council has scheduled its next meeting for July 13th where you will hear the owners of three small businesses talk about how they made their way through the “system” and succeeded in securing prime or sub contracts with the federal government. 

 

Panelists will be Kathy Thurston, President of Thurston Pacific, Joe Pickard, President of Environet, Inc. and Vaughn Vasconcellos, President of Akimeka, LLC.  All are 8(a) companies who worked with the Hawaii's Small Business Administration office to attain their 8(a) status and then successfully launched themselves with the federal government.  They will tell you how their 8(a) designation has helped as well as the challenges faced in marketing themselves after achieving the designation.  There will be ample time for Q&A.

 

Date:  Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Time:  8:00 a.m.

Place:  Third Floor Conference Room

1132 Bishop Street, Ste 306

Honolulu, HI  96813

[Validated parking]

 

RSVP:  By Friday, July 8, 2005 to Judy Harbottle at 808-545-4300 Ext. 343 (mention the July 13th meeting)

 

For more information:  On the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, contact:

Judy M. Harbottle - Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii

Phone: 808-545-4300 Ext. 343 E-mail: judyh@cochawaii.org 

Web Site: www.cochawaii.org

 

 

 

 

Small Business Innovation Research Funding

Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Office of Extramural Programs

Description :  The purpose of the SBIR program is to provide an opportunity for
US-owned, for-profit small business firms to submit innovative, applied,
research and development projects that address important problems facing
American agriculture and have the potential to lead to significant
public benefit if the research is successful.

Research proposals are accepted in any of the following topic areas: 1) Forests and Related Resources; 2) Plant Production and Protection; 3) Animal Production and Protection; 4) Air, Water and Soils; 5) Food Science and Nutrition; 6) Rural and Community Development; 7) Aquaculture; 8) Industrial Applications; 9) Marketing and Trade; 10) Wildlife; 11) Animal Waste Management; and 12) Small and Mid-Size Farms.  The SBIR program exists in three phases.

Estimated Total Program Funding: $19,400,000.00
Award Ceiling: $300,000.00
Award Floor: $80,000.00

Purpose of Phase I:  To prove the scientific or technical feasibility of the proposed research and development effort. Phase I projects typically are for 8 months. Phase II is the principal research and development effort and often involves moving the project from the laboratory to the field or the development of prototypes. Phase II projects typically are for 24 months. Phase III is the commercialization phase and there is no SBIR support provided for this phase.

The RFA for FY 2006 was released on June 2, 2005 and Phase I applications are due on September 1, 2005.

For more information:  Visit:  http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/sbir_rfa.html

 

 

 

 

Grants available to help women, kids

The Hawaii Women's Legal Foundation is accepting applications for its 2005 grant requests from organizations and projects that help to improve the legal status and welfare of women and children in Hawaii.

The charitable organization has made grants to the following organizations in the past year:

 

Deadline for applications is Tuesday.

 

For information on grant criteria or to get an application, contact Lane Hornfeck McKay at 537-6100 or lmckay@stamlaw.com, or contact Zale Okazaki at 537-6119 or zale.okazaki@hawadvocate.com.

 

 

 

 

Other Federal Funding Opportunities

 

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

 

Office of the Secretary Office of Public Health and Science National Umbrella Cooperative Agreement Program Grant http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HHS/OS/OPHS/OMHCA-05-002/listing.html

 

Administration of Children and Families

Office of Administration Assets for Independence Demonstration Program Modification2

http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HHS/ACF/OA/HHS-2005-ACF-OCS-EI-0053/listing.html

 

Administration of Children and Families Office of Administration

National Training Initiatives on Critical and Emerging Needs Grant http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HHS/ACF/OA/HHS-2005-ACF-ADD-DD-0081/listing.html

 

Administration of Children and Families

Office of Administration Demonstration Projects That Improve Child Well-Being by Fostering Healthy Marriages within Underserved Communities Grant http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HHS/ACF/OA/HHS-2005-ACF-ACYF-CA-0089/listing.html

 

Administration of Children and Families

Office of Administration National Quality Improvement Center on the Privatization of Child Welfare Services Grant http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HHS/ACF/OA/HHS-2005-ACF-ACYF-CA-0027/listing.html

 

U.S. Department of Education (ED)

 

Headquarters and Regional Offices

Discretionary Grant and Mandatory Grant Competitions Comprehensive Centers Modification1

http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/ED/HRO/DCMGC/ED-GRANTS-060305-001/listing.html

 

Headquarters and Regional Offices

Discretionary Grant and Mandatory Grant Competitions Centers for Independent Living Grant http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/ED/HRO/DCMGC/ED-GRANTS-062305-001/listing.html

 

 

 

 

 

What’s new with the HOAP Call Center?

 

Island Wide Homeownership Fairs

 

Homeownership Fairs are scheduled island wide, to provide free education on qualifying for a mortgage, ways to improve your credit, down payment programs and homebuyer education.  Stop by to receive materials and information about these programs, self-help housing and more.  This is a perfect opportunity to take advantage of programs delivered by community-based organizations that will help you through the home buying process from start to finish, like the Hawaii HomeOwnership Center, a provider for the Home Ownership Assistance Program (HOAP).  Following, you will find a schedule of two Homebuyer Fairs near your community:

 

July 9, 2005- 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Windward Mall Center Stage

46–056 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe

 

These free Homebuyer Fairs are sponsored by the Hawaii Association of Mortgage Brokers, Honolulu Board of Realtors, Mortgage Bankers Association of Hawaii, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Filipino Community Center, Farrington High School and Windward Mall. 

 

For more information please contact Hawaii HomeOwnership Center at (808) 523-9500.

 

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:

 

All Orientation Sessions are scheduled from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Please continue to check the website for updated information, and contact the HOAP Information Call Center with any questions.

 

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 HCA sessions in your community are as follows:

Maui - Saint Theresa Church
25 West Lipoa St., Lihue
June 24th/5:30 p.m. - 9:30p.m.
Money Management & Budgeting, Understanding Credit & Your Credit Report

June 25th/8:00 a.m. - 4:00p.m.
Accessing Credit, Mortgage Lending Terms & Definitions, Inspection & Maintenance, Financial Crisis, Charts & 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 orientation sessions in your community is as follows:

 

Oahu

Introduction to the Homeownership Process
June 29th, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
July 9th,  1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
July 12th, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
July 20th, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
July 28th,  6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
August 6th, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
August 11th, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
August 18th, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
August 30th, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

 

For more sessions scheduled through August and to register for Orientation Sessions, please check http://www.hawaiiancouncil.org/hhoc_workshops.htm for details.

 

Kauai

Introduction to the Homeownership Process

July 15th, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

August 12th, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

 

For more sessions scheduled through August and to register for Orientation Sessions, please check http://www.hawaiiancouncil.org/hhoc_workshops.htm for details.

 

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

 

Oahu

July 9th - 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.-Managing Your Money
July 9th - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.-Understanding Credit
July 23rd - 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.-Getting a Mortgage Loan
July 23rd - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.-Shopping for a Home

 

Kauai

July 30th - 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.-Getting a Mortgage Loan
July 30th - 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.-Shopping for a Home

 

July 30th - 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.-Managing Your Money
July 30th - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.-Understanding Credit
August 20th - 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.-Getting a Mortgage Loan
August 20th - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.-Shopping for a Home

 

More sessions are scheduled through August. Please check at info@hihomeownership.org for details.

 

Contact the HOAP 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

 

 

 

 

Annual Native Hawaiian Conference

http://www.hawaiiancouncil.org/Conference

 

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