Hawai'i nonprofit Mana Maoli wins prestigious national music award

Hawai'i-based nonprofit program 'Mana Maoli' is a collective of educators, artists, musicians and more who share a common goal of community empowerment.

In 2013, they started the Mana Mele Project where they've been able to operate after-school elective classes focused around music and multimedia for Hawai'i youth.

Last week on the Tamron Hall show they were named as one of the 2023 Accelerator Awardee's of a $500,000 prize.

Mana Maoli says that with their current federal grant projects ending in 9 months and nothing else lined up that the award was perfect timing.