Hawai'i

In the past five years, the National Endowment for the Arts distributed $10,799,702 in federal funding, either directly or through state and regional partners, in Hawai’i.

In the most recent information (2023) from the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), which is produced jointly by the National Endowment for the Arts’ Office of Research & Analysis and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce Department, Hawai’i...

• Added 2.9 percent or $3.3 billion to the state economy from arts and cultural production
• Employed 19,608 workers in the arts and cultural industries, with workers earning wages and benefits totaling $1.6 billion

More than 36 percent of Hawai’i’s adults attended live music, theater, or dance performances, while more than 17 percent attended art exhibits, according to the 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.

In addition to offering direct grants, the NEA supports national initiatives benefiting people across the country. Over the past five years:

The Blue Star Museums program provided free admission to thousands of active military personnel and their families at 17 participating museums in Hawaii.

More than 746 students from 48 high schools in Hawaii participated in Poetry Out Loud.

The NEA Big Read program generated community events focused on reading outstanding American literature and involving more than 846 adults and students
in Hawaii.