Builds

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....

13 Oct Rent-A-Center: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

Posted at 14:34h in Builds, Donation, Donor, Eleele Iluna Subdivision, Group Builds, Homebuyers, News & Events, Support, Volunteer

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...

06 Sep Layton Construction Builds Aloha

Posted at 14:18h in Builds, Eleele Iluna Subdivision, Group Builds, Homebuyers, News & Events, Support, Volunteer

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...

30 Aug Keys Passed to Five New Habitat Homebuyers

Posted at 14:54h in AmeriCorps, Builds, Donor, Eleele Iluna Subdivision, Homebuyers, House Dedications, News & Events, Support, Volunteer

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...

28 Jun Hawai`i Habitat Association Launches Hawai`i Village Build Program

Posted at 14:56h in Builds, Global Village, Group Builds, Habitat for Humanity International, Hawaii Village Build, News & Events, Travel and Build, Volunteer

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...

03 Mar Praying Pelican Missions Builds with KHfH

Posted at 14:22h in Builds, Eleele Iluna Subdivision, Group Builds, News & Events, Volunteer

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...

25 Feb Welcome Back Visiting Teams

Posted at 12:02h in Builds, Eleele Iluna Subdivision, Group Builds, News & Events, Travel and Build, Volunteer

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...

16 Dec KHfH and KCC Work Together for Better Kaua’i

Posted at 11:05h in Builds, News & Events, Volunteer

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...

11 Nov Oceanfront Sotheby’s Builds Homes and Hope

Posted at 15:01h in Builds, Eleele Iluna Subdivision, Group Builds, News & Events, Volunteer

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...