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It was a nice treat to have Megan Gilbert volunteering at our affiliate for a few days. Megan is an AmeriCorps service member currently serving as a Construction Crew Leader at the Maui affiliate of Habitat for Humanity. AmeriCorps offers its service members the opportunity to visit other affiliates to gain more knowledge of the organizations and communities they serve....

“It was all god”, was Oeita Kauakahi response when asked how she became a new homebuyer in Kaua’i Habitat for Humanity’s self-build program. Oeita is currently doing construction on her future home in the 'Ele'ele Iluna subdivision. She elaborated by sharing how “everything just lined up perfectly” as if guided by a higher power. Oeita learned about the current offering the...

[caption id="attachment_9961" align="alignnone" width="800"] Guy and Sandy Ambrose[/caption]   We are so proud that our very own Guy Ambrose has been nominated as one of the Agency on Elderly Affairs Outstanding Older Americans. Those nominated are being recognized for making significant contributions to our island and its residents. Today, May 3, 2019, the Office of the Mayor and the Agency on Elderly...

For the second time this year students from Kapa'a High School arrived at the Kaua'i Habitat for Humanity jobsite in 'Ele'ele to work along side Habitat home buyers as they build their future homes. The purpose of these community projects is to provide relative learning opportunities for the students in Michelle Gibson's Social Studies class. With relative learning, the students...

We are thrilled to announce the newest President of our Board of Directors. Leona Sa McDermott has been named the newest Board President of Kaua'i Habitat for Humanity. Leona, lovingly referred to as Ona, began her relationship with Kaua'i Habitat when she herself started the path to home ownership in 2013. Knowing first hand the importance of owning a home,...

News of our Volunteer Appreciation Week breakfast made the news! Check out the story as it appeared in The Garden Island newspaper. A house makes a difference - The Garden Island...

As National Volunteer Week winds down, we wanted to make sure our volunteers know just how much they mean to us. So this morning we held a Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast to present them with tokens of our appreciation and recognize all the hard work they so generously do for our organization and community. We couldn't be more grateful to have...