Honolulu Habitat for Humanity is embarking on a new five-year strategic plan to advance its mission of bringing people together to build homes, community and hope. The plan will run through December 2026 and is aimed at expanding the organization’s…
From the build site to the board room, volunteers are the beating heart of everything we do at Habitat. Every day we are grateful for those who lend their time, talent and many gifts to our mission. One of those…
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…
On Friday, November 12th volunteers from Bank of Hawaii’s Military Employee Resource Group (ERG) joined Honolulu Habitat for Humanity at the second annual Veterans Build in Waimanalo. The group, led by Military ERG chairs Fred Alvarado and Eddie Quan,…
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…
Nina Arakaki, Owner of Real Hawaii rallied together some of her closest partners for staging and home décor to help make Moses Piohia’ s house a home. It’s one thing to have a roof over your head but it’s another…
The construction industry — led by homebuilding — is a large, often-overlooked source of jobs in emerging market economies, according to a report released today by Habitat for Humanity to mark World Habitat Day. Every $1 million in construction output…
This month we welcome Edcel Kamlley, our newest AmeriCorps member, to Honolulu Habitat's volunteer department! In his role as AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinator, Edcel will help recruit, train and recognize the volunteers who make our mission possible. Be sure to say…
More than 35 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly took an important step in promoting the idea that everyone deserves a decent place to live by declaring the first Monday in October would be World Habitat Day. On Monday,…
