Author: development

Today we honor King Kamehameha. Born as a comet streaked across the sky fulfilling an ancient prophesy that the child born under this phenomenon would one day rise up as a ruler. King Kamehameha the Great created a unified island kingdom from warring tribes by demonstrating strength and intelligence. Kamehameha Day is celebrated in his honor on June 11th each...

Beginning as a week in 1995, and expanding into an entire month in 2002, National Homeownership Month in June shines a light on supporting the American Dream of homeownership. Homeownership leads to increased financial security, improved physical health, and educational attainment in families while decreasing children's behavioral problems and reliance on government assistance. It has also been shown to reduce levels...

Since closing our doors to slow the spread of COVID-19 in March, Kaua'i Habitat for Humanity ReStore staff has worked diligently cleaning and organizing in order to safely reopen on Friday June 5, 2020 at noon. Safety barriers as well as protocols have been put into place to ensure a safe and pleasant atmosphere for our customers. Face masks will...

In the interest of our community and public health and safety, and to help do our part to prevent the spread of COVID-19, our ReStore will be temporarily closed through April 30, 2020. This is an uncertain time, but one thing is certain, we will get through it together. Mahalo ...

There is nothing better than seeing members of our community moving into homes they can afford. Recently we were lucky enough to witness just that. Nine wonderful families completed the building process in our 'Ele'ele Iluna subdivision and were handed the keys to their new homes. Many of them had their trucks already loaded and began moving in right away....

We have been blessed once again to be visited by a volunteer group from Trinity Western University! Trinity Western is a private Christian liberal arts university in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. These amazing college students are being led by Allan and Sylvia Kotanen and have spent more than a week working on various construction projects in our 'Ele'ele Iluna subdivision....

Today we had to say farewell to one of our amazing AmeriCorps members, Maddi, who just completed her 10 1/2 months of service at Kaua'i Habitat for Humanity. AmeriCorps members donate their time helping others and addressing critical needs in the community. We are so grateful that Maddi helped us tackle the affordable housing crisis by working alongside our staff...

A big mahalo to all the great volunteers from Corteva Agriscience that spent the day building homes and hope alongside our staff and homebuyers! This group worked on insulation, window trim and painting in our 'Ele'ele Iluna subdivision. It's amazing what they got done in just one day! Mahalo volunteers! If you know of or are a part of a group...