At 87 years old, Margarita Flores, has long managed a single room in a shared home as her permanent residence.The thought of homeownership wasn’t at the forefront of her mind anymore until she received an unexpected phone call from the…
https://youtu.be/jotrgrqvRTw Video courtesy of Kupono Ronquillio (@kuponomonkey) Born and raised in the heart of Waimanalo, Duke, his fiancée, Keiko and their precious 6-month-old daughter, Olena, are on the verge of embracing their forever home. Just like many Hawaiian families who…
For Ruth Pualani “Pua” Akioyshi, owning a home has been a life-long dream. “When I was a kid, I didn’t have plans to get married. My plan was to get a house. I mean, that’s all I wanted to do,…
Honolulu Habitat is kicking off its annual Wahine Build program to mobilize, educate and empower women to help build affordable homes on Oahu. In 2022, Wahine Build was expanded from a single day event to a 5-week program, uniting over…
This Christmas will be particularly special for the Kalaluhi family. After moving into their completed Habitat home in August, they wasted no time celebrating and gathering together in their new multigenerational home, which has become both a sanctuary and hub…
(HONOLULU) – Honolulu Habitat for Humanity has been awarded $1.5 million from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to create affordable homeownership opportunities for Native Hawaiian families. The program will provide permanent, affordable shelter and foster economic self-sufficiency for 36 Native…
If you've volunteered with Habitat in the past year, you probably know Uncle Wili. Since 2020, he has spent more than 250 hours helping build homes with other Habitat families and community volunteers. Finally, last month, we began constructing his…
December 2021 Friends, supporters and volunteers of Habitat, In December 2014, my husband, Kala, and I became homeowners through Honolulu Habitat. I’ll be honest – it was hard work. It took two years and hundreds of volunteers (plus a…
Since 1971, Enid and Lloyd Young have been on the wait list for Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Fifty years, three children and seven grandbabies later, they are finally getting their chance to build a home of their own. Last…
Last month we presented Moses Piohia with the keys to his Habitat home at a celebratory Home Dedication in Waimanalo. He is Honolulu Habitat’s 86th homeowner. It was a day that had been years in the making. Moses was…