The First Hawaiian Bank Foundation has has awarded grants of $50,000 each to the YWCA of Oahu and Hale Kipa.

The YWCA grant, which will be paid over five years, will support the YWCA's "Power to Change" capital campaign to revitalize Laniakea, its flagship headquarters in downtown Honolulu.

The Hale Kipa grant will help the nonprofit with the construction of the Hale Kipa Services Complex in Ewa Beach. The complex will consist of the Hale Kipa Services Center, a multi-purpose education/administration building and up to six residential shelters for at-risk youth.

In 2007, the foundation and bank contributed $3.5 million to more than 350 non-profit organizations.