Native Hawaiian education program faces threat of total funding cut, nonprofit warns
Hawaiʻi nonprofits are preparing for $45 million in possible cuts, which would devastate early learning, workforce training, and family support services statewide.
Pae ʻĀina-wide, Hawaiʻi
Source: Hawaiʻi News Now
Partners in Development Foundation, which supports thousands of keiki and caregivers, may face major impacts as president and CEO Shawn Kanaʻiaupuni warns Hawaiʻi nonprofits are preparing for $45 million in possible cuts.
Partners in Development Foundation, which operates Tūtū and Me traveling preschool and other programs, relies on $15 million from these funds to serve thousands of keiki and caregivers. Leaders say the cuts would devastate early learning, workforce training, and family support services statewide. Gov. Josh Green has suggested Hawaiʻi may litigate if the cuts are finalized, while U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono says she is pressing Congress to protect the funding.
💭 What are the long-term impacts to our keiki and ʻohana when federally-funded Native Hawaiian education programs disappear?
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