Disaster recovery

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...

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...

  It's great to see how the Kaua'i Community is coming together to help out with clean up on the Northshore! On Saturday, Team Rubicon and Kaua'i Habitat came together to work on the property of Wayne Harada of Wainiha. The volunteers worked diligently on removing debris from the property that had been devastating by this years historic flooding. Read more...

When record-breaking rains and floods ravaged Kaua’i in April, Hawaiian Airlines knew that there would be a huge need for not only relief aid, but long-term recovery. They generously contributed $25,000 to the Kaua’i Habitat’s Disaster Recovery Program. But they haven’t stopped there! On Monday the airline announced the opening of its Cargo service and the wonderful news that they...

As most of you know, after historic rainfall on the north shore of Kaua'i in April, residents in that area are struggling to put the pieces back together. Fortunately, when hardship strikes; compassion and the generosity of neighbors strike back. When the Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay supporters wanted to help by directing their donations to a worthy organization, the...

SPECIAL UPDATE Kauai Habitat for Humanity begins long-term flood recovery work around the island Aloha to our dear supporters, Twenty five years ago community need and generous donations helped establish our affiliate here on Kauai in the aftermath of Hurricane Iniki. We mobilized then to further the island’s long term recovery through construction of affordable homes for families in need. Since then, we have...