Waimea Huakai

Location:

Waimea – at Waimea Canyon Drive and Huakai Road

Project Details:

• Property size: 4.5 acres
• Purchase completed in November 2017

Housing Units:

• Housing Type: Ownership – single-family
• Ownership Type: Fee Simple, house and lot
• Number of Homes:
  • 32 (mix of 2-, 3-, and 4-bedroom homes)
  • all homes to be constructed as self-help owner builds with technical support from Kaua`i Habitat for Humanity and assistance from volunteers

Current Status:

• Housing Offering launched 3/22/21 and closed on 5/14/21
• 8 new home starts in August 2022
  • 2 homes completed in June 2023
  • 6 homes in finish stages; target completion 9/22/23
• 5 new home starts in August 2023
• 5 new homes starts projected for October 2023
• Selection and qualification of remaining 14 homebuyers is in process

More about the project:

In November 2017 Kauai Habitat for Humanity purchased 6.5 acres of land in Waimea from Kikiaola Land Co. Ltd. Realizing the growing need for housing and increased density, Kauai Habitat began a partnership with the County of Kauai Housing Agency and the Ahe Group. The joint project in Waimea will provide a much-needed mix of 35 multi-family rental units to be developed by the Ahe Group and 32 single family for sale units to be developed by Kauai Habitat.

A public meeting was held on June 13, 2018, in Waimea to offer information on the proposed design and project details. Public input was requested on a draft environmental assessment prepared for the project.

The subdivision project received final approval in May 2019. Infrastructure work is complete. Construction of homes is underway.