It was a great day to build something! That's just what more than 20 volunteers thought this past Friday when they arrived at the Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity baseyard to help build homes and hope on Kaua‘i. The group completed framing the walls for two 4-bedroom homes that will be located at the ‘Ele‘ele Iluna subdivision. This build team consisted of...
Stay tuned to KONG radio, FM - 93.5, to hear the new Public Service Announcement for Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity! A few of our Board Members had a great time recording the spot courtesy of KONG Radio FM - 93.5, Ron Wiley and Kaua‘i United Way. We are so proud to be a member agency! ...
Kaua‘i Habitat Newsletter, appropriately titled LAULIMA (many hands, cooperation), will be arriving in mailboxes and email inboxes this week! Here is a sneak peak! If you do not receive a copy in the mail or by email and would like to, please contact the Development Office by email at development@kauaihabitat.org. We love sharing what we are doing and would be...
We like to encourage all of our Kaua‘i Habitat homeowners to become active in the community in which they live. We currently have a new group of Homeowners-in-Training, who are beginning the process of acquiring their first home, and have impressed us with their enthusiasm and devotion not only to Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity but to Kaua‘i as a whole....
Our homeowners never stop impressing us. As you know we are on the threshold of constructing 107 new homes in our ‘Ele‘ele Iluna subdivision. With this comes many first time homeowners. As those of you fortunate enough to be homeowners know, becoming a homeowner can bring a new level of stress. Well, our long term homeowners Uncle Leonard and Aunty Cecelia...
On May 7, 2015 a blessing was held to celebrate the completion of infrastructure work on Phase II of the ‘Ele‘ele Iluna subdivision. It was a great morning as our Director of Development, Milani Pimental, and Executive Director, Stephen Spears, welcomed the crowd of supporters. We were then treated to a few words from County Housing Director Kamuela Cobb-Adams. The blessing...
Our visiting Global Village team was treated to a delicious gourmet dinner courtesy of local chef Kui Souza! Kui is the culinary arts teacher at Waimea High School. We were thrilled when he graciously volunteered to prepare the meal for the 11 member team. Everyone loved the meal and cultural experience. A huge Mahalo Kui! ...
This week our visiting Global Village team reported for their first work day volunteering for Kaua‘i Habitat. I'm glad we got a pic of them looking shiny and new before putting them to work. I hope they still have those beautiful smiles at the end of the week. These hard working individuals travel a long way to build homes and...
In honor of National Volunteer Week we recognized a few of our outstanding volunteers this week. We met at Grinds cafe for a hearty breakfast and lots of laughs as we presented personalized hard hats to volunteers that have gone above and beyond for Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity. It's amazing how much time these volunteers have logged. Together these three...