During the week after Christmas, HOPE Services of Hawaii installed 12 affordable modular homes at their permanent site in Pahoa on Sacred Heart Church land. The units, constructed by HPM Building Supply at its Keeau factory, comprise the long-awaited Sacred Heart Affordable Housing Project, which will offer permanent affordable housing and supportive services for seniors […]
Housing vouchers a win-win for local landlords
This article represents a joint message from the diocesan Office for Social Ministry, HOPE Services Hawaii, Catholic Charities Hawaii and the Hawaii Catholic Conference, working with the Office of the Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness. While homelessness often seems an intractable problem, Hawaii has an opportunity to significantly reduce homelessness due to unprecedented levels of housing […]
HOPE Services breaks ground for kupuna housing project in Puna
Diocese of Honolulu-affiliate HOPE Services Hawaii broke ground April 16 for the Sacred Heart Affordable Housing Project, the first affordable housing development dedicated to kupuna in the Big Island’s Puna district. The project is on land adjacent to Sacred Heart Shelter, the micro-shelter village next to Sacred Heart Church in Pahoa built for people displaced […]
