Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 25, Number 8, 1 August 2008 — Kauaʻi DHHL homes [ARTICLE]

Kauaʻi DHHL homes

On Iuly 19, 19 Native Hawaiian 'ohana from Kaua'i and Ni'ihau moved into new homes as they celebrated the completion of the Kekaha Residence Lots Unit 4

Self-Help project. The 19 families along with volunteers provided 60 percent of the labor constructing the four-bedroom, two-bath, l,248-square-foot homes. "Sweat equity is one way we ean offset the cost of the home and we would like to see more of these types of projects throughout our developments," said Mieah Kāne, director of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. To participate in the project, families needed to be at or below

80 percent of Kaua'i County's median ineome. For a family at 80 percent of the median ineome, the four-bedroom home cost $96,380. For a family at or below 50 percent of the median ineome, the home cost $71,380. Nearly three-quar-ters of the families had incomes at or below 50 percent of the median. The entire project of 49 homes should be completed by November and occupied by December.