Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 5, 1 May 2013 — GROUNDBREAKING FOR FIRST KAWELO COTTAGE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GROUNDBREAKING FOR FIRST KAWELO COTTAGE

Dustin and Sheena Barreft, right, untie a ceremonial maile lei atthe entrance to their Hawaiian homestead lotin Nānākuli. The Barretts' current home is nearly 50 years old and is slated for demolition. A new four-bedroom "Kawelo Cottage" will be built there with assistance from the Nānākuli Housing Corp. The cottage is named after the corporation's late founder Paige Kawelo Barber, whose vision was to create affordable housing for native Hawaiians. The cottage is the result of a series of meetings with families from the housing corporation's Self-Help Home Repair and Financial Literacy classes to source design elements for an affordable home for and by Native Hawaiians. The corporation helped secure down-payment assistance from the Native Amehean Housing and Self-Determination Act and a mortgage from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The corporation will also help other families finance and build new homes. The Barretts are joined by City Councilwoman Kymberly Marcos Pine, left, Hawaiian Homes Commission Chair Jobie Masagatani and Gov. Neil Abercrombie. - Courtesy: Elaine Fergerstrom

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