Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 35, Number 4, 1 April 2018 — Hawaiian Community Assets [ARTICLE]

Hawaiian Community Assets

In the frrst six months of the Building Stability in Housing Project, Hawaiian Community Assets has: • Delivered 27 hnaneial literacy education workshops across the pae 'āina, serving 240 Native Hawaiians. • 129 counseling sessions have been conducted with 43 Native Hawaiians opening match savings accounts or micro-loans to assist with their housing goals. • Two Native Hawaiians have successfully achieved the dream of homeownership. • 14 Native Hawaiians have obtained a rental, providing stable housing for 29 Native Hawaiian children and adults. Overall, 23 percent of Native Hawaiians served with education and counseling during the project have improved their hnaneial capacity to rent or own homes by increasing ineome or savings, improving credit scores, and/or decreasing non-housing debt or debt-to-income ratios. Call HCA at 587-7886 or toll free (866) 400-1116.

Habilal Homeowner Varna Nakihei works wilh Family Services Manager Sophie Lee during a personalized credil counseling and budgeling session. - Photo: Courtesy Hahitatfor Humonity Maui