Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 10, Number 5, 1 May 1993 — Kūpuna grants for ʻIniki victims still available from OHA [ARTICLE]

Kūpuna grants for ʻIniki victims still available from OHA

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs still has funds available for $100 one-time grants to kūpuna on Kaua'i to be used for medical and personal needs. After Hurricane 'Iniki struck last September, OHA's Board of Trustees appropriated $250,000 for hurricane relief. Of these funds, $50,000 was allocated for kūpuna grants with the provision that the recipients be 50 percent or more Hawaiian and 60 years of age or older. Approximately $29,600 has been disbursed, but donations to the fund have increased the $20,400 halanee. The program has been extraordinarily well-received by the kūpuna. According to the many "mahalo" letters OHA has received, it was the first tangible emergency aid they received, enabling them to obtain medication or other necessities. OHA is encouraging all kūpuna on Kaua'i who meet the blood quantum and age requirements to apply for the grants. To apply, eall Ho'ōla Lāhui Hawai'i native Hawaiian health center on Kaua'i at 338-003 L -