UPCOMING: 2027 cycle is announced but not yet open as of November 3, 2026. Official window November 28, 2026–January 17, 2027.
Hawaii — Hoakea Source 2027 Visual Arts and Cultural Practice Grants ($5,000–$10,000; January 17)
Hoʻākea Source 2027 Hawaiʻi visual arts and cultural practice grants offer $5,000–$10,000 per recipient. Applications open November 28, 2026 and close January 17, 2027 at 9 p.m. Eligible leads must live and work in Hawaiʻi.
Funding$5,000–$10,000 per selected visual-arts or cultural-practice grant. $150,000 is the total 2026–2027 distribution pool, NOT an individual award. Current source describes cultural-practitioner unrestricted awards and collaborative art projects; consult current application when portal opens.
DeadlineUPCOMING: applications open November 28, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. and close January 17, 2027 at 9:00 p.m.; the official page does not specify a time zone.
Last verified2026-11-03
Required next actionReview the official 2027 cycle at https://hoakeasource.org/ and the current application/FAQ when the portal opens November 28, 2026. Prepare proposed visual arts or cultural practice activity, budget, collaborative lead information and connection to Hawaiʻi; follow application instructions and submit by January 17, 2027 at 9 p.m. (time zone not published).
Broad Eligibility
Visual artists, cultural practitioners, collaborations and collectives living and working in Hawaiʻi; for teams, the lead applicant must live and work in Hawaiʻi even if some contributors live elsewhere. Applicants should explain relationship to Hawaiʻi, sustained arts/culture practice and community relevance.
Atlas Analysis
November 3, 2026. Puʻuhonua Society's official Hoʻākea Source 2027 page establishes announced Nov 28 2026 opening, Jan 17 2027 9pm close, $5k–$10k applicant awards, $150k program pool, Hawaiʻi-resident lead eligibility, arts/cultural practitioner criteria, and publicly stated review criteria. Some FAQ sections still identify notification dates in February/March 2026 and a lower heading erroneously labels 2025; current 2027 header and timeline control the next cycle. Do not use old award notification dates as 2027 dates. Specific 2027 application portal documentation, match/tax and track-specific award limits require confirmation upon opening. Existing WordPress all-status searches Hoakea/Puuhonua found no matching grant. Pending upcoming; do not approve or publish until complete current-cycle verification.
Hoʻākea Source — 2027 Hawaiʻi Visual Arts and Cultural Practice Grants
Puʻuhonua Society has announced the 2027 Hoʻākea Source grant cycle for visual artists, cultural practitioners, collaborators and collectives working in Hawaiʻi. The application window is upcoming, opening November 28, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. and closing January 17, 2027, at 9:00 p.m. The official page does not specify the time zone.
Award amounts and eligible applicants
Individual awards are expected to range from $5,000–$10,000. The funder lists $150,000 in total 2026–2027 grant distributions, which is not an individual applicant award. Visual artists, cultural practitioners and qualifying artistic collectives must demonstrate active involvement and a relationship with Hawaiʻi. The lead applicant for a collaborative project must live and work in Hawaiʻi; some collaborators may live elsewhere.
Program focus and restrictions
Proposals should address at least one funder priority: Moemoeā (Dreams), Puʻuhonua (Refuges) or Ea (Freedoms). The visual-art program favors ambitious, community-engaged work with credible budgets. The funder’s standing FAQ says that visual-arts equipment costs should not exceed 20% of an award, that an art project may already be underway, and that some cultural-practice awards are unrestricted. Applicants should check the new cycle’s complete application for current track-specific rules.
Apply
Review the official Hoʻākea Source program, 2027 cycle schedule and application guidance and follow the funder’s application procedure when the window opens. The current web page contains a few older FAQ award-notification dates; do not treat those historical dates as controlling 2027 deadlines. Source checked November 3, 2026.
Source verificationReferenced source · hoakeasource.orgAtlas last verified this record 2026-11-03. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
