Hawaiian Cultural Integration & Indigenous Knowledge Consulting

The contract seeks to integrate Native Hawaiian cultural knowledge and ʻāina-based values into climate planning efforts, ensuring that strategies are culturally grounded and responsive to community needs. This subcontract emphasizes the importance of aligning environmental initiatives with Indigenous worldviews, practices, and traditional ecological knowledge to create meaningful and sustainable outcomes that reflect Native Hawaiian relationships with land, sea, and community. The work requires deep cultural competency and a commitment to honoring sovereignty, intergenerational wisdom, and place-based stewardship in all phases of climate adaptation and resilience planning. The contracting entity is the County of Maui with a deadline for responses set for August 1, 2026, under NAICS code 611710, which pertains to other schools and instruction. The procurement is structured as a subcontract and does not specify a set-aside designation. While location details are not provided, the place of performance is implicitly tied to the Hawaiian Islands, particularly Maui, where the cultural context and environmental challenges are central to the project’s purpose. The initiative is designed not merely as technical assistance but as a transformative collaboration to embed Indigenous governance and ethics into climate policy, ensuring relevance, legitimacy, and long-term community ownership.