Destination Management Action Plans

The Hawai'i Tourism Authority (HTA), in partnership with the four counties and respective visitor bureaus, have developed community-based Destination Management Action Plans (DMAPs) that aim to rebuild, redefine and reset the direction of tourism over a three-year period. Each county plan was guided by an island-based Steering Committee that collaborated with the community, visitor industry, and other key sectors. The input provided helped to identify areas of need and to build actionable solutions aimed at improving the lives of residents and enriching communities across the state.

The Kūkulu Ola and Aloha 'Āina programs are aligned with the Strategic Plan and plays a key role in helping to meet the DMAP action items found in each county plan. Applicants should read through their respective county DMAP that aligns best to the project or program being proposed for funding support. County-specific DMAPs can be found on HTA’s website with six to 10 overall anchor actions for each island accompanied by sub-actions, timelines, and roles of stakeholders and agencies that are responsible for implementation.

Kūkulu Ola Program

The purpose of the Kūkulu Ola Program is to seek community-based projects and programs that honor and perpetuate the Hawaiian culture and community. The Kūkulu Ola funds support programs that help honor and preserve the Hawaiian culture; demonstrate collaborative efforts with a high degree of community support and involvement; strive to nurture the culture by creating unique experiences and activities that are respectful and accurate; and support cultural practitioners, craftsmen, musicians, and other artists within the sector.

Kūkulu Ola Program Awardees

Total distributed: $1,350,000
Grants Awarded: 30

Multiple Islands

Hawai'i Forest Institute >> Ho'ola ka Makana'ā o Ka'ūpūlehu	Hui Aloha Kīholo >> A'o Aku A'o Mai
Hawai'i Science and Technology Museum >> Nā Kama o Kalai Wa'a	The Kohala Center Inc. >> 'Ohi'ohikūpua & Lauhiki: Developing Weavers as Aloha 'Āina Practitioners

Hāna Arts >> Hāna Arts – Hana No'eau	Ma Ka Hana Ka 'Ike Building Program >> Ma Ka Hana Ka 'Ōlelo Hawai'i
Hōlani Hāna >> Hālau Hale Kuhikuhi: Perpetuating Traditional Hawaiian Architecture for Present and Future Generations.

Lāna'i Culture & Heritage Center >>
Hana Ka Lima

Bishop Museum >> Living Culture Public Programs	Paepae O He'eia >> Hana a Ma'a
Hawai'i Theatre Center >> Hawai'i Theatre Center Partners in the Arts – Aloha Mele	PA'I Foundation >> PA'I Presents
I Nui Ke Aho >> Polynesian Voyaging with Wānana Paoa	Pu'uhonua Society >> Keanahala: a Place for Hala
Kauluakalana >> Pili Mai 2023	Ulu A'e Learning Center >> Ulu A'e Kaiāulu
Kōkua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services >> Ho'oulu Maikoha	Wai'anae Economic Development Council >> E Mau Ke A'o Program for Indigenous Cultural Practitioners
Mānoa Heritage Center >> Cultural-Based Experiences for Residents and Visitors	Waikīkī Community Center >> Hawaiian Culture in the Community

Friends of King Kaumuali'i >> Ku'u Home o Pā'ula'ula: Re-Connecting Lāhui

Kaua'i Museum Association Ltd. >> Kaua'i Museum Cultural Programs: Nā Kumu Hula o Kaua'i a me Ni'ihau & Ulana, the Art of Hawaiian Weaving

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Aloha 'Āina Program

The Aloha 'Āina Program seeks to fund community-based projects and programs that work to respect, enhance, and perpetuate Hawai'i’s natural resources. The Aloha 'Āina funds support programs that improve value-added amenities at natural resource sites; explore innovative means to repair, maintain and improve Hawai'i's natural resources; increases collaboration among government agencies, the visitor industry, and the community; and raise awareness of commercial operators, information providers, and others regarding the responsible use of natural resources.

Aloha 'Āina Program Awardees

Total distributed: $1,350,000
Grants Awarded: 31

Kupu >> Kupu Ho'okupu Center Mālama 'Āina Program Islands Served: Statewide

Hawai'i Forest Institute >> Mahalo 'Āina Discovery Forest Projects Islands Served: Hawai'i Island, O'ahu

Big Island Invasive Species Committee >> Plant Pono Native Plant Education Program	Hui Ho'oleimaluō >> Mālama Loko I'a
Hawaiian Islands Land Trust >> Kūkūau Community Forest Cultural & Ecological Preservation & Education Program	'O Maku'u Ke Kahua Community Center >> Māla Ho'oulu 'Ike
Hui Aloha Kīholo >> Kīholo Hoa 'Āina Program	The Kohala Center Inc. >> Kilo Kahalu'u: Learning from the Reef

'Ao'ao O Nā Loko I'a O Maui >> Kō'ie'ie Fishpond Visitor Engagement Program	Kīpahulu 'Ohana Inc. >> Kīpahulu Ahupua'a Project
Auwahi Forest Restoration Project >> Support for Community-based Restoration of Auwahi, One of Hawai'i’s Last and Best Biocultural Forests	Ma Ka Hana Ka 'Ike Building Program >> Nā Pulapula O Hāna
Hawai'i Agriculture Research Center >> Maui County Rapid 'Ōhi'a Death (ROD) Resistance Project

Moloka'i Land Trust >> Integrating Voluntourism to Support Critical Habitat Improvements at Anapuka

Hawai'i Marine Mammal Alliance >> Stewardship and Conservation of Hawai'i’s Protected Marine Animals	Mālama Pūpūkea-Waimea >> Preserving Place: Community Implementation of a New Management Plan
Kāko'o 'Ōiwi >> Ho'oulu Muliwai	Nā Kama Kai >> Hālau Nā Kama Kai - Coral Restoration Project at Pōka'ī Bay
Kauluakalana >> Komo i ka 'Āina	Nurture Cultivate Inc. >> Mōhala i ka Wai
Kōkua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services >> Ola Koa: Growing Generational and Generative Abundance	Protect & Preserve Hawai'i >> Mālama Pia Valley

Kōke'e Resource Conservation Program >> Volunteers Protecting Native Forest on Kaua'i	University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit >> Traveling Educational and Outreach Programs to Reach a Wider Audience on Kaua'i
Makauwahi Cave Reserve >> Makauwahi Cave Reserve: Sustainable Management of Unique Natural and Cultural Resources

 

For questions, please email hta@hcf-hawaii.org