As Hawaiʻi’s arts agency is gearing up for the legislative session, there’s looming uncertainty over the future of its federal funds with incoming President-elect Donald Trump.
The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is one of thousands of arts organizations across the country that receives grants from various federal agencies. Executive Director Karen Ewald said the foundation received more than $900,000 from the National Endowment of the Arts.
When Trump became president in 2016, he proposed eliminating federal arts agencies. Now coming into his second term, Ewald said she’s waiting to see what will happen as she prepares for the 2025 legislative session, which starts Jan. 15…