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Recent Grant Listing:
Nearshore Marine Resource Conservation 2004 - 2011

2011 Marine Grants

Approved in FY2011

Total: $1,980,120.00

DOCARE Special Fund

Partial support for the establishment of three Fisheries Enforcement Patrols in the Main Hawaiian Islands to improve the health of nearshore ecosystems

$400,000.00

Environment Hawaii

Investigation of sewage treatment plants and enforcement of permit terms for Maui Island by state DOH

$10,000.00

Grantee to be Determined

For Building What Works: Strengthening the Management of the E Alu Pu Network for Greater Impact

$125,000.00

Ka Honua Momona (KHM) International

Partial support for Kauhale o Molokai - a sustainable building project at the forefront of the green building movement in Hawaii including an office, bathhouse, and two traditional structures.

$127,120.00

Malama Kai Foundation

Expanding nearshore resource management at the individual, community, and public-private partnership levels

$50,000.00

Nature Conservancy of Hawaii

For Working with Local Communities to Protect and Restore Hawaii's Marine Resources for Hawaii's People

$400,000.00

Nature Conservancy of Hawaii

Partial support for a Honolulu Magazine insert announcing the new watershed-scale DLNR initiative

$5,000.00

Nature Conservancy of Hawaii

Support for large-scale invasive algae removal in Kaneohe Bay and re take algae removal to scale, work with the state to re-introduce native sea urchins and restore the reefs of Kaneohe Bay.

$500,000.00

Oahu Research Conservation and Development

For Building What Works: Strengthening the Management of the E Alu Pu Network for Greater Impact

$100,000.00

Oahu Research Conservation and Development

For the Hawaii Community Stewardship Network's project, Building What Works: Strengthening the Management of the E Alu Pu Network for Greater Impact

$125,000.00

Pacific American Foundation

Support for the Ke Kaiaulu O Anahola Bilingual Ocean Resource Management And Conservation Project

$25,000.00

Reef Check Hawaii

A one-time grant for start-up support for the Eyes of the Reef community reporting network's website development and volunteer monitoring program

$3,000.00

Tri-Isle Resouce Conservation and Developement Council

Empowering concerned citizens, families, and fishers to manage and protect Maui's nearshore marine resources through implementation of the Maui Nui Marine Resource Council (MNMRC) Strategic Plan

$45,000.00

University of Hawaii Foundation

For the 'Ô'io Tagging Project

$60,000.00

University of Hawaii Foundation

For a matching and final grant to support the Pacific Center for Environmental Studies

$5,000.00

2010 Marine Grants

Approved in FY2010

Total: $449,697.00

 

Hanalei Watershed Hui

For Integrated Resource Management Action and Community Resiliency Plan for Hanalei

$20,000.00

Hui `O Ko`olaupoko

For improvement of water quality while building social capital via the engagement and education of Windward residents.

$75,000.00

Malama Pupukea Waimea

For a one-time challenge grant to build the organizational capacity of this voluntary marine conservation organization in the Waimea and Pupukea ahupua`a

$50,000.00

Na Kama Kai

For the 2010 Christmas card sponsored donation recipient to empower youth by conducting ocean-based programs in Windward Oahu

$2,500.00

Oahu Research Conservation and Development

Support for a workshop to learn lessons for Hawaii from the California Marine Life Protection Act Process

$11,000.00

Tri-Isle Resource Conservation and Development Council

A challenge grant to build Malama Maunalua's capacity to restore Maunalua Bay and its adjacent watersheds

$25,000.00

Tri-Isle Resource Conservation and Development Council (Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources for the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement)

For Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) accreditation for Hawaii DLNR - Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE)

$60,000.00

Tri-Isle Resource Conservation and Development Council

For Roi Round-up, a grassroots effort to conserve native fisheries through the removal of three introduced, invasive species, including roi (Peacock Grouper), toau (Blacktail Snapper), and taape (Blue-line Snapper.)

$10,000.00

Tri-Isle Resource Conservation and Development Council

For community outreach to fishing leaders and other user groups by the Maui Nui Marine Resource Council

$10,000.00

University of Hawaii Foundation

For the Waikiki Ecosystem Restoration Project (Phase II)

$80,000.00

University of Hawaii Foundation

For the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program: Community Based Marine and Coastal Resource Sustainable Use Project 2010-2011

$106,197.00

2009 Marine Grants

Approved in FY2009

Total: $987,856.00

Hawaii Community Foundation

For creation and facilitation of an Environmental Funders Group to increase the amount and effectiveness of environmental grantmaking in Hawaii

$25,000.00

Hawaii Community Foundation

For a challenge grant to support community coastal restoration projects in partnership with NOAA's Community-based Restoration Program

$250,000.00

Hawaii Seafood Council

For one-time support for capacity building for responsible fisheries and sustainable seafood community education and outreach

$55,000.00

Maui Historical Society

For a comprehensive catalog of the marine and land shells of Hawaii

$20,000.00

National Tropical Botanical Garden

For a community-led effort to improve marine resource management in Lawa`i Bay, Kauai

$30,000.00

Nature Conservancy of Hawaii

For the travel of top DOCARE officers to North Carolina to learn Best Practices and Accreditation

$20,000.00

Oahu Research Conservation and Development

For building community capacity for effective nearshore marine conservation in the Main Hawaiian Islands

$250,000.00

Oahu Research Conservation and Development

For Amplifying Involvement in Community-Based Marine Resources Management Through Capacity-Building: for more effective support to communities who are managing marine resources through capacity-building for HCSN and communities statewide.

$205,000.00

Tri-Isle Resource Conservation & Development

For building Malama Maunalua's capacity to restore Maunalua Bay and its adjacent watersheds

$37,500.00

University of Hawaii Foundation

For the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program's Community Based Coral Reef Awareness and Management in West Hawaii

$95,356.00

2008 Marine Grants

Approved FY2008

Total: $1,474,700.00

Hawaii Conservation Alliance Foundation

For HCA's Effective Conservation Scorecard

$20,000.00

Hawaii Wildlife Fund

For a final tie-off grant for building community capacity for effective nearshore marine conservation on Maui

$75,000.00

Malama Kai Foundation

For building community capacity for effective nearshore marine conservation on Hawaii Island

$100,000.00

The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii

For building community capacity for effective nearshore marine conservation in the Main Hawaiian Islands

$1,000,000.00

The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii

For the Fair Catch Campaign of social marketing supporting responsible nearshore ocean use in Hawaii

$130,000.00

University of Hawaii Foundation (Sea Grant College)

For the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program's Community Based Coral Reef Awareness and Management in West Hawaii

$79,700.00

University of Hawaii Foundation (Sea Grant College)

For work to restore Maunalua Bay and its adjacent watersheds

$70,000.00

2007 Marine Grants

Approved FY2007

Total: $1,545,087.00

Community Conservation Network

For building community capacity for effective marine conservation in Hawaii

$150,000.00

University of Hawaii Foundation

For the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources (DLNR-DAR) Law Fellowship

$100,000.00

Oceanic Institute

For operational expenses and an assessment of the differences in nearshore soft-bottom fish assemblages between a bay where lay-gillnets are banned (Kailua) and another where lay-gillnets are allowed (Waimanalo)

$500,000.00

Hawaii Audubon Society

For the Pacific Fisheries Coalition project

$100,000.00

Nature Conservancy of Hawaii

For the development and implementation of biological monitoring protocols at 11 community-based marine management sites in the main Hawaiian Islands

$300,000.00

Sea Grant College Program

For the Waikiki Ecosystem Restoration Project: An Aquarium Without Walls

$90,087.00

SeaWeb

For support of Fair Catch, a campaign in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and Malama Hawaii, designed to restore Hawaii's nearshore ocean by encouraging responsible fishing practices and supporting actions that protect reefs and fish

$305,000.00

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2006 Marine Grants

Total: $1,154,800.00

Bishop Museum

For the exhibition of photographs of the flora and fauna of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands at the Family Foundations Conference

$2,500.00

Conservation International

To enhance marine conservation efforts in Hawaii

$1,000,000.00

Environment Hawaii

For a cover-story package on Kawainui Marsh and expanded coverage of nearshore marine resource conservation issues

$45,000.00

Malama Kai Foundation

For capacity-building support to enhance the organization's ability to protect important coastal and marine resources

$25,000.00

SeaWeb

For a partnership between SeaWeb and The Nature Conservancy's Hawaiian Chapter to seek public support for proposed gill net restrictions

$50,000.00

State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources

 

For printing and distribution of Getting involved in caring for Hawaii's coastal resources: a community guidebook

$10,000.00

University Of Hawaii Foundation

For development of methods to control alien algae on Hawaii's reefs - propagation of native sea urchins

$22,300.00

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2005 Marine Grants

Total: $1,549,552.24

Cape Kumukahi Foundation

For the Kapoho Reef Watch Project in East Hawaii

$10,000.00

Cascadia Times

For an in-depth examination of fisheries management in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

$17,000.00

Conservation International

To engage the tourism industry as a force for marine conservation in Hawaii

$23,047.24

Hawaii Wildlife Fund

To build community capacity for effective marine conservation on Maui

$225,000.00

Honolulu Academy of Arts

For an exhibition of photographic portraits of rare and endangered species in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

$20,000.00

Malama Kai Foundation

 

For educational activities to teach about reef ecosystems

$3,200.00

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

For the Coral Reef Conservation Fund

$300,000.00

Nature Conservancy of Hawaii

To build community capacity for effective marine conservation and to build a network of Marine Managed Areas in Hawaii

$900,000.00

Sea Grant College Program

For West Hawaii near shore marine resource conservation

$51,305.00

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2004 Marine Grants

Total:  $170,000.00

Hawaii Community Foundation

For the Environmental Grantmakers Association Fall Retreat to host day trips and overnight trips

$5,000.00

Honolulu Academy of Arts

For the production of photographic portraits of rare and endangered species in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

$25,000.00

Learning Education Technology Academy

To develop a web-based interactive multi-media presentation on 'How can we restore the ecosystem of Kailua Bay?'

$40,000.00

University of Hawaii Foundation

For the coastal mapping project for Windward Oahu

$100,000.00

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