Group Builds

[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...

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...

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....

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...

Kaua'i Habitat for Humanity is excited to introduce Nicole Pacanas as our new Volunteer Program Manager. Nicole comes to the position with the unique advantage of experiencing the nonprofits volunteer program from every aspect. She and her family were in the first group of homebuyers in the second phase of the 'Ele'ele Iluna subdivision. So she was initially introduced to...

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...