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Hawai\u2018i County Mayor Mitch Roth and the Hawai\u2018i Community Foundation (HCF) on Jan. 7 announced the launch of the Puna Strong grants program with funding from the County\u2019s K\u012blauea disaster recovery funds and HCF\u2019s Hawai\u2018i Island Volcano Recovery Fund. The focus of Puna Strong will be on building community resilience for the Puna communities impacted by the 2018 K\u012blauea eruption on Hawai\u2018i Island with a $350,000 investment in nonprofit organizations and partnerships leading community-driven projects.\u00a0

\u201cThis partnership between Hawai\u2018i Community Foundation and Hawai\u2018i County represents a new way of working together across sectors for a common goal of building a resilient and vibrant community,\u201d said Mayor Roth.

Puna Strong has a community-based disaster management approach that values the knowledge and capacities of residents and builds on local resources, including social capital, and aims to increase community resilience. Community resilience is the ability for the community to efficiently use available resources to respond to, withstand, and recover from adverse situations such as the K\u012blauea eruption of 2018.

\u201cFrom the aftermath of the volcano eruption, we saw how the people of Hawai\u2018i Island rose up to strengthen, rebuild and heal the community,\u201d said Diane Chadwick, HCF\u2019s director of community philanthropy on Hawai\u2018i Island. \u201cWe are excited to work with Hawai\u2018i County to continue supporting this community so that they feel ready and empowered to take on future challenges.\u201d

The four-month-long eruption destroyed hundreds of homes and severely impacted area farms, and public and private infrastructure. It coincided with the end of the 35-year-long Pu\u2018u \u2018\u014c\u2018\u014d eruption that also significantly impacted the region.

In May 2018, HCF, alongside Anderson-Beck Fund, Jack\u2019s Fund and the Darrin & Darien Gee Family Fund, established the Hawai\u2018i Island Volcano Recovery Fund to assist with recovery efforts of those impacted by the K\u012blauea volcano eruption.

\u201cPuna Strong is another thoughtful, strategic tool designed to help residents take action,\u201d said Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz. \u201cI\u2019m excited about the opportunity for community to pilot initiatives or scale up programs that make a positive difference, helping Puna on its journey to heal and bounce forward.\u201d

Recently released by Hawai\u2018i County, the K\u012blauea Recovery and Resilience Plan describes the community resilience strategy that will guide grantmaking under Puna Strong. This strategy aims to:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n