Builds

13 Aug Women Build Homes and Hope on Kaua`i

Posted at 11:52h in Builds, Donation, Donor, Group Builds, Homebuyers, News & Events, Support, Volunteer, Waimea Huakai Subdivision, Women Build

[caption id="attachment_13081" align="alignleft" width="317"] Women Build 2024 Event Participants[/caption] It was an amazing day of building homes, hope and community at this year's Women Build! On Friday, August 9th, nearly twenty local volunteers showed up to take part in building projects in the Kaua`i Habitat for Humanity Waimea Huakai Subdivision in Waimea, Hawai`i. After a several year hiatus the Women Build...

06 May HPM Building Supply Builds Homes During National Volunteer Week

Posted at 11:17h in Builds, Donation, Donor, Group Builds, News & Events, Support, Volunteer, Waimea Huakai Subdivision

On Saturday, April 27th, 2024, volunteers from HPM Building Supply gathered at the Kaua`i Habitat for Humanity jobsite in Waimea to celebrate National Volunteer Week. What a better way for the Partner Level Sponsor to recognize the week than by spending the day building homes, communities and hope with the nonprofit? HPM Building Supply has a long history of supporting affordable...

23 Jan Rent-A-Center Joins KHfH Builders Guild House Sponsorship Program

Posted at 12:10h in Builds, Donation, Donor, Group Builds, News & Events, Volunteer, Waimea Huakai Subdivision

For a second year in a row, Rent-A-Center has partnered with Kaua'i Habitat for Humanity by joining its Builders Guild house sponsorship program. Membership in Kaua'i Habitat for Humanity's Builders Guild enables sponsors to make a meaningful difference in our community by ensuring ongoing success is possible with gifts of house sponsorships. Builders Guild members are recognized for their contributions...

28 Aug Thrivent Top Producers Produce Results

Posted at 14:24h in Builds, Group Builds, Hawaii Village Build, News & Events, Volunteer

Thrivent Financial is once again busy building homes and hope on Kaua'i. This amazing team was so large they came to us in two groups about a month apart. The first group consisted of 34 and the second of 36 of the top producers from Thrivent, that chose to travel with a purpose rather than accept a traditional incentive trip....

15 Aug SPECIAL MAUI WILDFIRE UPDATE

Posted at 15:22h in Builds, Disaster recovery, Donation, News & Events, Support

On August 8, 2023, devastating wildfires hit three cities on the island of Maui – Kula, Kihei, and Lahaina. Among the three fires, the most devastating damage occurred in Historic Lahaina resulting in families, businesses, and communities losing everything overnight. The disaster left thousands of residents displaced, including our sister affiliate’s (Habitat for Humanity Maui) partner families. The Lahaina wildfires wiped away...

06 Jul KHfH Breaks Ground in Waipouli

Posted at 14:02h in Builds, Groundbreaking, News & Events

On Wednesday June 21, 2023 Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity held a groundbreaking and blessing ceremony in Waipouli at the site of its Kauhale O Waipouli project. The groundbreaking will kick off the infrastructure development with the offsite waterline work performed by Kaiwa Construction, Inc. "We are excited to be starting the Kauhale O Waipouli project," said Doug Haigh, President of the...

11 May Impactful Videos Highlight KHfH

Posted at 09:09h in AmeriCorps, Builds, Eleele Iluna Subdivision, Global Village, Group Builds, Hawaii Village Build, Homebuyers, News & Events, Support, Travel and Build, Volunteer, Waimea Huakai Subdivision

[caption id="attachment_12522" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ross Anthony, M.Ed.[/caption] You always hear us talking about how wonderful our volunteers are. When you hear this, you probably picture people in hard hats swinging hammers. Well, there are plenty of ways to make an impact at Kaua'i Habitat without ever picking up a hammer. One example is videographer, editor and volunteer Ross Anthony, M.Ed., who visited...

16 Mar College Ministry Spreads Aloha

Posted at 14:51h in Builds, Eleele Iluna Subdivision, News & Events, Volunteer

A group of students who are a part of a college ministry at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga called The House spent a day volunteering with Kaua'i Habitat for Humanity during their spring break. The mission of The House is helping college students discover real life in Jesus Christ. The students were drawn to Kaua'i because of the beauty of...

09 Mar Team Van Rooy Continues to Build Impact

Posted at 14:56h in Builds, Group Builds, News & Events, Travel and Build, Volunteer, Waimea Huakai Subdivision

Once again, we are blessed to have had an amazing Hawaii Village Build team building with us. Team Van Rooy has been making an impact on Kaua'i by building homes and hope with us since 2016, and we were so grateful to have them back. The team had to face some challenging obstacles before the scheduled build trip. But this resilient...

09 Feb Hawaii Village Build Team Builds Homes and Hope

Posted at 13:22h in Builds, Eleele Iluna Subdivision, Group Builds, Hawaii Village Build, News & Events, ReStore, Volunteer, Waimea Huakai Subdivision

We once again were blessed to have a Hawaii Village Build Team visit the island to build homes, communities and hope with us. This team of nine led by seasoned team leader, Jean Currie, took on multiple tasks as they volunteered at our construction site and ReStore. The team consisted of several familiar faces as well as a few newcomers....