Builds

When you think of a Habitat Team Build, the first thing that comes to mind is building homes. But often more than that is produced while spending the day working side by side serving others. I couldn't help thinking that on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, when twelve employees from Rent-A-Center arrived on the 'Ele'ele Iluna jobsite. The team members all work...

In an amazing display of the aloha spirit, a build team from Layton Construction arrived at our 'Ele'ele Iluna jobsite to work alongside our homebuyers as they did construction on their new homes. This isn't the first time the nationally ranked construction company has done something like this. In fact the Kaua'i branch of the company, which has offices throughout...

It was a beautiful day on Friday, August 26th, 2022 as Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity passed the keys to five new affordable homes on Kaua‘i. You could see trucks packed with belongings parked nearby as families received their keys and prepared to move into their new homes.  The deserving homebuyers who received their keys were Dexter Corpuz, Keoki Pantorilla, Bradley...

Hawai'i Habitat for Humanity Association, Inc. and Kaua'i Habitat for Humanity are excited to announce the July 1st launch of the Hawai'i Village Build program. This program will replace the discontinued Global Village program, that once brought much needed volunteers from other states to Hawai'i to build homes. Habitat for Humanity International’s travel and build program, Global Village, contributed a sustainable...

Praying Pelican Missions is an interdenominational ministry that exists to build up, encourage and assist local churches in serving their local communities. The goal is to provide mission teams the opportunity to make a long-term, genuine impact on communities by working alongside local ministries to meet real community needs. These team trips have a lasting impact on both the mission...

We were thrilled to welcome back our first Travel & Build team since the onset of the pandemic. The experienced group of seven, led by Jean Currie, met at the Kaua'i Habitat office for orientation on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. As traveling volunteers, all team members had met Kaua'i Habitat for Humanity safety protocols to ensure a safe and productive...

A relationship between Kaua'i Habitat for Humanity and Kaua'i Community College formed last year. A mutually beneficial relationship that in turn benefits the entire island. It began when the Director of Construction at Kaua'i Habitat for Humanity, Trace Wright, and Carpentry Instructor at Kaua'i Community College, Duke Lang, came together to foster a relationship that would result in the two...

The great folks at Oceanfront Sotheby's International Realty were back at the jobsite today for another great day of building homes, communities and hope. It's not the first time this group has been out to the jobsite. In fact, it isn't even the first time this month that these amazing volunteers have shown up to work alongside our staff and...

Over the years we have been so fortunate to have volunteers from Team Rubicon visit our island and work along side us. Team Rubicon is a veteran organization that unites the skills and experiences of military veterans with vulnerable and at-risk populations in need of their help. They have helped us tremendously and have made two trips to help us...