OHA AIDS KEIKI ASTHMA PROGRAM

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has awarded $50,000 to the American Lung Association of Hawaii for its Open Airways for Schools program for children ages 8 to 11 who suffer from mild to severe asthma.

Open Airways is a school-based program of the American Lung Association that teaches students to manage their asthma — and that contributes to improved school attendance and performance.

KONA BREWING GIVES TO MUSEUM

Kona Brewing Company at Koko Marina has raised $2,500 for the Bishop Museum Association as part of the restaurant's one-year anniversary celebration. The money will be used to support the museum's cultural and natural science programs.

Bishop Museum Collections also provided Kona Brewing Company with an exhibit of archival photos of Hawai'i Kai now on display in the restaurant.

UH CORAL PROJECT GRANTED $800,000

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded two grants totaling more than $800,000 to the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Kewalo Marine Laboratory.

The laboratory, a unit of the Pacific Biomedical Research Center, will use the money to support continuing research headed by Robert Richmond on coral reef protection, including implementation of scientific findings and policy development in the Pacific.

The research projects will focus on the effects of land-based sources of pollution on coastal reefs and how to better manage human activities in adjacent watersheds. Forensic tools are being developed to allow scientists to detect coral stress at early stages.

MCINERNY ASSISTS CHINESE HOME

The McInerny Foundation has granted Palolo Chinese Home $250,000 to support the home's campaign for redevelopment of its 15-acre campus.

The home has completed redevelopment of Lani Ward Booth Hall, headquarters for Hawaii Neighborhood Outreach to the Aged.