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Supports and coordinates activities to promote, perpetuate and preserve culture, arts, history and humanities throughout the state. Administers the Art in Public Places Program to purchase art works for public buildings and grounds. Administers the state and federal funding that supports culture, arts, historic programs and organizations. Provides technical assistance and initiates statewide programs, conferences, workshops, publications, awards and other services in culture, arts, history and heritage. Manages and operates the Hawaii State Art Museum.

Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities seeks to use the public humanities to nurture the joy of learning, and inspire community and civic engagement. We aim to bring the humanities to hard-to-reach and nontraditional audiences across the state. Our goal is to improve the quality of life in Hawai‘i through public programs that apply the humanities to everyday lives to help strengthen communities and encourage civic dialogue. We provide grants in support of public humanities projects that: 1. Use humanities areas of study (philosophy, history, literary studies, etc.) to further community understanding of local, national, and world history, diverse cultural traditions and ethical issues (humanities public program grants). 2. Develops new (research grants) or further public access to (preservation and publication grants) humanities resources. We also conduct the Hawaii History Day program for students, parents, and teachers in grades 4-12 in schools throughout the state, Motheread/Fatheread parenting/litera

Associate with the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Hawaii Arts Alliance is a statewide non-profit that ensures the arts are integrated into the educational system, advocates for creative opportunities for all artists and arts groups, and utilizes the power of the arts to develop strong and sustainable communities.

Attempts to enhance the quality of life for the residents of Maui County by increasing public awareness and promoting public support, education and participation in art and cultural activities.