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We are so excited to welcome the newest members of the Kaua'i Habitat 'ohana! Mary Regan, Joseph Burleigh and Karim Johnson have signed on to serve 10.5 months as AmeriCorps Service Members, building homes and hope with Kaua'i Habitat for Humanity. AmeriCorps is a national service program where members commit to improving lives and addressing critical community needs. On Kaua'i...

It's time to say "mahalo," but thankfully not "goodbye" to our AmeriCorps service member Mackenzie Hampson. Mackenzie has been with us since September of 2019 serving a 10.5 month term with AmeriCorps. During this time we noticed that she was an awesome Construction Crew Leader on our team. Mackenzie has helped build over 20 homes during her service term with...

The Give Aloha program honors Maurice J. "Sully" Sullivan, founder of Foodland Super Market, Ltd., and continues his legacy of giving back to the community. During the month of September you can make a donation to Kaua'i Habitat at checkout using your Maika'i Card and Foodland will match a portion of your donation up to $250. It's a great way...

Our current homebuyers are just a portion of the fortunate recipients of the "Community Wins! Program" by Grove Farm. In an effort to help residents in need as well as suffering local businesses, Grove Farm came up with the program as a way to support local families and local businesses at the same time. It's a win, win for our...

Another beautiful week brings progress in the construction of affordable housing for the hardworking families on Kaua'i! Just this week we saw the walls go up on the future home of the Evans 'ohana, all while work was being done on three other lots in the subdivision. Construction Site Supervisor Robert Knowles worked alongside homebuyers, AmeriCorps service members and core volunteers...

We recently said “a hui hou” to our AmeriCorps service member, Mitch Myers. Mitch started his AmeriCorps service in Portland and continued with a second service term here at Kaua'i Habitat. For the last 10 months, Mitch proved himself to be an invaluable member of our construction team both in Anahola and at our ‘Ele’ele Iluna sites. Many homeowners and volunteers...

For William and Blossom, becoming homeowners had been a dream and a work in progress for years. They had been renters their entire lives and desperately wanted the safety and security that owning a home can provide. Living in the highest housing market in the nation, finding opportunities to purchase a home the couple could afford seemed impossible, but they...