Grants

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Every year the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation gives grants to teams and events that help develop Hawaii’s ocean athletes and perpetuate Duke’s legacy through water safety, and through water sports and volleyball. 2024 Grant Applications are closed. Applications for 2025 are due by January 12, 2025.

2023-2024

Event Grant Recipients

Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii Ocean Sports Day

FreediveSafe! Hawaii Freediving Safety Clinic for Youth

Hawaiian Invitational Water Polo Tournament

Kai Kukini Long Distance Race

Hubb's Keikifest

Kanaka Ikaika Racing Series

Kona Aquatics Club Triple Crown Ocean Swim Series

Lanikai Canoe Club Duke Kahanamoku Race

Nā Kama Kai Keiki Surf Kontest

Na Opio Canoe Regatta

Cline Mann Memorial Koolaupoko Paddleboard Race

Dad Center Memorial Canoe Race

Walter J. Macfarlane Memorial Canoe Regatta

Special Olympics Hawaii Summer Games

Surfrider Spirit Sessions Junior Lifeguard Ocean Safety Clinic

Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Volleyball Classic

Event Grants

Event grants support community events anywhere in Hawaii that perpetuate Duke’s legacy and spirit through ocean and beach sports, and water safety. Grants generally range from $1,000 to $3,000 each.

Grant applications are open.

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2023-2024

Team Grant Recipients

Big Island Jr. Vaa - HCRA World Sprint Trials and OC1 Season

Ikaika Hawaii - Olympic Trials & National Championships

Imi Ola Canoe Club - Na Opio Canoe Races, KIRA Races, HCRA Races

International Hawaiian Canoe Association (IHCA) - Hawaiki Nui Va'a

Kamehameha Swim Club - Senior Sectional Championships

Leeward Kai Canoe Club - IVF Va'a World Elite and Club Sprint Championship Trials 2024

Windclub Hawaii - USA Youth Worlds

Team Grants

Team grants are awarded to Hawaii teams who compete in the sports that Duke played and loved: Swimming, Surfing, Canoe Paddling, Kayaking, Diving, Water Polo, Sailing & Volleyball. Successful applicants often make a request for their team to compete in a specific event in or outside of Hawaii, or to develop youth through a team’s season. Grants generally range from $1,000 to $3,000 each.

Grant applications are now open.

Apply here

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