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Volunteers are the key to so many successful events here on the Island. Read the article in The Garden Island newspaper about just what volunteers, including our own homeowner candidates, are doing to make 'Taste of Hawai‘i' a success! The Garden Island - What don't they do? ...

The wait for an affordable house on Kaua‘i is over for six well deserving families. On Friday, May 27th, 2016 Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity dedicated it's first six homes of phase II of the ‘Ele‘ele Iluna neighborhood project. The dedication included a blessing and key passing ceremony for the homes of Marti Smith, Nick Wehrly, Jeremy and Rebekah Albano, Cory Carveiro...

Once again Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity was chosen as one of the affiliates to participate in National Women Build week! This year we joined more than 17,000 volunteers in 320 communities to build homes and hope. Women Build is a Habitat for Humanity International program sponsored by Lowe's Home Improvement, that encourages women to build and advocate for simple, decent...

It's the second year in a row that Habitat for Humanity has been named "Brand of the Year" in the social services nonprofit category based on the 2016 Harris Poll EquiTrend Equity Score. Habitat has also been named the "Most Trusted" and "Most Loved" brand within its category this year. It's an outstanding achievement and we are so proud that...

A big 'Aloha' to the team members of Global Village team 16051! They arrived this week to spend more than a week building homes and hope here at Kaua‘i Habitat. We are so grateful to have this great team, who will spend their time with us painting and doing finishing work on homes in Phase II of our ‘Ele‘ele Iluna subdivision....

It's Earth Day! A day to appreciate and advocate for a  healthy, sustainable environment and protect the Earth for future generations. It's a good reminder to reuse, recycle and ReStore®! Shop at our ReStore® before you purchase items new. You may find what you're looking for at a fraction of the price and avoid creating waste. Also, donate your gently...

A big mahalo to the members of PMRF who spent their Saturday building homes and hope in ‘Ele‘ele! PMRF has shown up time and time again to lend a helping hand. Saturday they spent the day with the Wehrly family painting the exterior of Nick's home in phase II of the ‘Ele‘ele Iluna subdivision. ...

A large crowd gathered at the site of our ‘Ele‘ele Iluna subdivision, as Kaua‘i Habitat hosted the Kaua‘i Chamber of Commerce-Business After Hours on Thursday, April 7th, 2016. The group was addressed by Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr., Kaua‘i Habitat Board President Peter Wiederoder, Kaua‘i Habitat staff and Habitat homeowners, as they discussed the dramatic need for affordable housing on Kaua‘i and...

It's National Volunteer Week!! It's a time for us to say "Thank YOU" to all the helping hands that have helped us build homes and hope in our community! We are sincerely grateful for all the wonderful people that have become part of our ‘ohana! ...

It is so great to have Greg Iten at the job site again. We've missed him! Greg is a member of our Hard Hat Club, which means he's given a tremendous amount of time and energy volunteering for Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity. Due to his busy schedule, he was forced to take a break from all of his volunteering. We're...