Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 6, 1 June 2016 — Workshops focus on accessory-dwelling units [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Workshops focus on accessory-dwelling units

Interested in adding a second dwelling unit to your lot? Hawai'i Appleseed, Hawaiian Community Assets and Hawaiian Community Development Board are hosting a series of free workshops to discuss the basics about developing accessory dwelling units and 'ohana units. Workshops include discussion about the benefits of these units and the steps to hnanee and develop one on your lot. Participants have the ehanee to talk with loeal experts and sign up for hnaneial counseling and assistance in designing and permitting their unit, and they ean also meet construction professionals and leam more about their services and products. Everyone is given a free ADU Homeowner Handbook to take home. So far there have been workshops held in Honolulu and Nānākuli, and there are two upeom-

ing workshops at the Waimānalo Hawaiian Homes Association Community Center on June 7 and at the Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center Wai'anae on July 20. All are weleome to attend and light refreshments will be provided. Visit www.hawaiiadu.org to preview the information.

Learn more about adding a second unit to your property. - Photo: Courtesy Hawai'i Community Development Board