Naalehu library to temporarily close, relocate
The Naalehu Public Library will be closed from Monday through Oct. 2, reopening at 10 a.m. Oct. 3 in a temporary location in the Naalehu State Office Building. The temporary closure and relocation are necessary to kick off the long-awaited Naalehu Public Library expansion project.
The Naalehu Public Library expansion project is a partnership between the Hawaii State Public Library System, the Friends of the Library of Hawaii, and the United States Department of Agriculture which provided grant funding to expand the building. Expected to take a year to complete, the new library will be triple the size of the current library.
“We’re so grateful to finally get this expansion project back on track for the Naalehu community,” state librarian Stacey Aldrich said. “We’re especially thankful for everyone who helped us set up a temporary library site, particularly the Department of Accounting and General Services staff, for our South Hawaii library patrons.”
During the temporary closure, book drops will be open, but previously scheduled programs for the closure period are canceled. Fines for books and materials due during the closure period will be waived.
Info: www.librarieshawaii.org/visit/updates/temporary-closures.
OHA seeks nonprofit to administer $1.66M grant
OHA is re-soliciting applications from nonprofit organizations for a $1.66-million grant to provide emergency financial assistance to low-income Native Hawaiians.
The Emergency Financial Assistance grant is intended to assist Native Hawaiians statewide, whose incomes are at or below 300 percent of Hawaii Federal Poverty Guidelines, to address unexpected crises, such as loss of income, loss of employment by layoff, debilitating illness or injury or other unanticipated circumstances, and help Native Hawaiians get on a path to long-term economic stability.
The solicitation seeks applications for funding for a two-year grant period, from Jan. 1, 2020, to Dec. 31, 2021. Funding is subject to approval by OHA’s Board of Trustees and to the availability of funding.
Applicants should attend one of three orientation sessions that will be held in early July.
Applications are only available online and are due by 2 p.m. Oct. 11. Info: www.oha.org/grants.