Posted at 12:56 a.m., Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Native Hawaiian law center receives $630,000 grant
Advertiser Staff
The Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law at UH Manoa's William S. Richardson School of Law has received a two-year, $630,000 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to support of the Na'au Pono Initiative. UH announced the grant via news release yesterday.Na'au Pono means "a deep sense of justice" and reflects the Center's mission to promote education, scholarship, community outreach, and collaboration on issues of law, culture, and justice for Native Hawaiians and other Pacific and Indigenous peoples. The funding will support the Center's classes and programs at the Law School.
In addition to the grant, the news release said, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Vice Chancellor of Research and Graduate Education Gary Ostrander has committed to provide an additional $50,000 to support the Center's staff and programs.
