Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 19, Number 3, 1 April 2002 — Kūpuna housing [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Kūpuna housing

Teamwork between OHA, Department of Hawaiian Homelands, ali'i trusts and financial institutions has brought a long-awaited Waimānalo kūpuna housing project to fmition. Dozens of kūpuna attended the March 4 blessing and dedication of the Kulanakauhale Maluhia o nā See NEWSBRIEFS on page 5

NEWSBRIEFS from page 4 Kūpuna, The $11,5 million, 85-unit development is located across the street from Waimānalo Beach Park, Eaeh one-bedroom, one-bath unit is fitted with grab bars, and is wheel-chair-accessible, and has a garden

landscaped with native plants, Rent ranges from $300 to $545 a month on a sliding scale based on ineome, The 5,9-acre housing development is an integral part of a larger community complex that brings together young and old, Next door is a community center offering edu-

cational and recreational services and pre-school care, Tenants include Kamehameha Schools, Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center and the Waimānalo Hawaiian Homes Association, "We're so pleased it's completed," said OHA housing specialist Patti Tancayo, "We're happy to offer this to the kūpuna because they are such an important part of all of us." OHA brought $3,253,000 to the project, The project is the first of its kind to be developed by OHA or DHHL specifically aiming to serve the housing needs of low-ineome elderly Hawaiians, The kūpuna housing project reflects a holistic approach that integrates the community within the complex, ensuring that residents have easy access to social services, neighborhood businesses and transportation, Tancayo said, "This is a good model of what happens when we pool our resources to meet eommon needs," said Tancayo, She hopes that the pilot project's success will be replicated in other Native Hawaiian eommunities throughout the state, To apply, contact Jodie Sakai at Prudential Locations, 738-3100.

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