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MAHALO,
FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK!
​Hawaii Island, September 2022 - A big mahalo to First Hawaiian Bank for their partnership to support affordable housing on Hawai'i Island. This grant of $20,000 towards our ReStores Build Homes campaign will help make vital improvements to our three Hawai'i Island ReStores and help support our mission of ensuring everyone has a safe and affordable place to live. ​

WOMEN BUILD 2022

​Hawaii Island, February 16, 2021 - Each year, Women Build engages, mobilizes, trains, and empowers women leaders. Women have come together in 650 communities in the U.S. to build homes, communities, and hope. This year, teams of inspiring and engaged women on Hawai’i Island will work together to raise funds and build homes in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Hawai’i Island. The event begins with a special “Holoholo with Habitat” Women Build Scavenger Hunt, followed by coordinated Build Days on one of several Habitat for Humanity build sites around Hawai’i Island. Women Build offers an opportunity for women of all skill levels to step up, dig in, hammer nails, and promote the positive impact of women leadership in our communities.
​To register, go to https://www.habitathawaiiisland.org/women-build-2022.html. Whether you are signing up individually or as part of a crew, you will be instrumental in making affordable homeownership a reality for a family in need right here on Hawai’i Island.
Sponsorship opportunities are also available. If you want to join the Women Build movement and support women taking action to build a brighter future, contact Shauna Falgout, Resource Development for Habitat for Humanity Hawaii Island at 808-331-8010 ext 102 or at shauna.falgout@habitathawaiiisland.org. 

APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR VETERANS IN NEED OF
​CRITICAL HOME REPAIRS

Hawaii Island, February 7, 2022 –  Know of any veterans on Hawaii Island in need of help with home repairs?  Habitat for Humanity Hawaii Island may be able to help them.
WHO QUALIFIES?

1. Program is for veterans whose primary residence is on Hawaii Island.
2. Must own the home.
3. Family Income must be 80% or less of HUD’s current median income.​ 

The home must be a permitted structure and the applicant intends to stay in this home for at least 5 years after the repair and modification has been completed.  Only repairs and modifications necessary to alleviate health and safety concerns will be considered.  Cost for any work done may be waived or discounted depending if the applicant’s housing cost is more or less than 30% of his/her income during any month.
For an application, please contact Family Services Manager Jane Mireles at (808)331-8010 ext 110 or at jane.mireles@habitathawaiiisland.org or Family Services Manager Adrienne Eisele at (808)217-9542 or at adrienne.eisle@habitathawaiiisland.org.

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CURRENT 990

*To review a detailed copy, please email info@habitathawaiiisland.org.