FY22 Requests
Note: The projects are listed alphabetically by recipient name.
Project Purpose: Expand invasive species surveillance in Hawai‘i to include harbors, in order to enable rapid response to eradicate detected high-priority species such as Africanized honey bees, fire ants, and the mosquitos that carry malaria parasites.
Recipient Name: Department of Land and Natural Resources
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Amount Requested: $600,000
Certification Letter: Available here
Project Purpose: Development of an accurate, easy-to-use soil carbon support tool that will help Hawai‘i users identify and select practices for climate-smart agriculture or specific outcomes such as soil organic carbon sequestration.
Recipient Name: Department of Land and Natural Resources
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Certification Letter: Available here
Project Purpose: Hire a consulting firm to develop a Climate Ready Hawai'i resilience plan with specific focus on food resilience and soil health; do outreach to constituents and communities.
Recipient Name: Hawai‘i Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Amount Requested: $500,000
Certification Letter: Available here
Project Purpose: Construction of 20,639-linear feet of 8-foot fencing, one entrance gate and 14 additional gates around the Kula Agricultural Park to prevent damage from feral pigs and axis deer.
Recipient Name: Maui Office of Economic Development
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Amount Requested: $1,300,000
Certification Letter: Available here
Project Purpose: Construct a new state-of-the-art 13,000 sq ft post-harvest processing facility to accommodate their larger farm, which will produce ten times as much food for the community, and quadruple the youth internship, training and educational opportunities.
Recipient Name: Waianae Community Re-Development Corporation, dba MAO Organic Farms
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Amount Requested: $896,000
Certification Letter: Available here
