Grants
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Care facility will get computers
Maluhia has received a $10,411 grant from The McInerny Foundation in support of its High Tech-High Touch program.
The grant will be used to purchase four computers for residents at the 'Alewa Heights long-term care facility.
"This is an exciting opportunity. The program is focused to help residents who are mentally alert but have communication difficulties," said Maluhia administrator Jay Duquette. "We are confident that these tools will help expand the world of our residents in communicating with the hospital staff, their family members and the rest of the world."
Duquette also sees opportunities in the future for interaction between residents of different facilities as well as increased opportunities for collaborative projects with other health organizations.
In addition to the computers, the grant will cover special software and Internet access costs.
Maluhia is one of 12 facilities operated and managed by the Hawaii Health Systems Corp.
Established in 1996, HHSC is a public benefit corporation of the state of Hawaii.
Learning center receives $75K
The Nature Conservancy Inc. in Waipahu has won a public works design grant of $75,000 by the National Endowment for the Arts.
This grant is one of 13 being awarded nationally by the NEA in this category.
The grant, which The Nature Conservancy intends to match, will be used in support of a building design competition.
Participants will propose designs for a facility that will serve as a learning and training tool, connecting ecological conservation and stewardship with the arts and culture.
The hybrid learning center will be on a 3.15-acre site adjacent to Hounouliuli Preserve, which is home to more than 70 species of rare and endangered plants and animals.
The facility will be known as the Malama Learning Center.
The two-stage building design competition will include a national open call for entries from which a jury consisting of architects, artists and designers will select finalist teams to develop a conceptual proposal.
Money for the actual construction of the winning proposal is expected to come from private donations and community based fund-raising efforts.
