Kauai Habitat for Humanity is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a non profit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat has built more than 300,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1.5 million people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter. In the United States there currently are more than 2,300 affiliates.

Habitat for Humanity Kauai is a community organization, working in partnership with people of all faiths who are dedicated to Habitat's mission of helping families in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing on the island. Volunteers provide most of the labor, and individual and corporate donors provide money and materials to build Habitat houses. Partner families themselves invest hundreds of hours of labor - 'sweat equity' - into building their homes and the homes of others. Their mortgage payments go into a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to build more homes. The homes then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.

What are we building right now? Kaua`i Habitat for Humanity Celebrates 100th Home Built on Kaua`i – Vows 100 More

Ele`ele, HI; February 5, 2009 — Kaua`i Habitat for Humanity celebrated the completion of its 100th home at a dedication ceremony Thursday, February 5, 2009, in Ele`ele and vowed to build the next 100 homes in half the time.

Stephen Spears, Executive Director, said “The need for affordable homes on Kaua`i is as great as ever. There are over 1,300 Kaua`i residents interested in partnering with us to build a house they can afford.” A recent Habitat offering to build 6 homes on leased land in Hanapepe attracted several hundred interested families and dozens of applications. “It’s clear to everyone that Kaua`i needs more affordable homes built,” Spears added. “We pledge to do our part in resolving Kauai’s affordable hosing crisis by building our next 100 homes in half the time it took to build the first 100. The economic conditions on Kaua’i demand that we do no less.”

Thursday’s home dedication also celebrated the accomplishments of Habitat’s newest homeowners. Many donors helped us reach this important benchmark of 100 homes.

Kaua`i Habitat needs the support of the community to build 100 more affordable homes in the next seven years.

Kauai Habitat’s first 100 homes were built at many locations around the island. Plans for the next 100 homes include locations in Ele’ele and Hanapepe, and potential locations in Wailua, Kapaa, and Anahola.

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