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Thursday, Jan. 22, 5 - 8 p.m. Bishop Museum

Building solutions for Hawai‘i's housing crisis

MAHALO! Central Pacific Bank, Hawai‘i Community Foundation and Honsador Lumber

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Hawai‘i Community Lending is Hawai’i’s premier nonprofit mortgage lender, helping local and Hawaiian families navigate the path to homeownership. HCL is a trusted financial community partner, created to fund the affordable housing ecosystem from homebuyer to home builder to homeowner.

Our Mission

Hawai‘i Community Lending increases access to credit and capital for the economic self-sufficiency of Hawai‘i residents with a particular focus on Native Hawaiians.

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in community

By investing with Hawai‘i Community Lending, you help fund affordable loans that empower native Hawaiians to build and buy homes, creating economic opportunities and meaningful change in our communities. Invest today to join the movement to bring Native Hawaiians back to the land.

Hawai‘i Community Lending is offering impact investors up to 3% annual simple interest on investments of ten years or more.

Maui Wildfire Relief & Recovery

At this time, our thoughts and attention are with the Maui community, which has been profoundly affected by the recent devastating wildfires. Our long-term goal is to assist those impacted on Maui rebuild their homes. We are here to provide support throughout this journey, sharing guidance, resources, and assistance every step of the way.

We are working to provide essential information and services to those in need. In addition to immediate relief efforts, we are actively setting up a comprehensive ‘toolkit’ filled with resources to aid you on your path to recovery. For more information and to access these valuable resources, please visit Maui Wildfire Relief & Recovery or follow the links below. Together, we will overcome these challenges and rebuild a stronger and more resilient community.

Support Kānaka Anti-Displacement Fund

The Kānaka Anti-Displacement Fund was set up to protect Hawai‘i’s kānaka maoli from displacement.

About Aikū’ē Kalima

Aikū’ē Kalima, former Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund Manager for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, joins Hawaiʻi Community Lending as its lending director.
Kalima comes to HCL with more than 25 years of experience in community development and mortgage lending. In his new position, Kalima will direct HCL’s consumer, construction, mortgage and small business lending.
“As a native Hawaiian and Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiary, I understand the financial needs for economic development and quality housing for kānaka is great,” said Kalima, who led OHA’s deployment of $9.8 million in loans to 286 native Hawaiians statewide over the last five years. “For over 25 years, I have worked tirelessly at the grassroots level, educating kānaka on the skills necessary to achieve the dream of homeownership and providing resources to achieve financial sustainability. I plan to continue serving the lāhui empowering ‘ohana and communities as the lending director for Hawai‘i Community Lending.”
Kalima takes the reins of HCL’s $16-million revolving loan fund and will oversee a team of seven staff members statewide. “HCL is honored to have Aikū’ē join us in our mission to help tackle our housing crisis by funding native Hawaiian and local families to build, buy and save homes from foreclosure,” said HCL Executive Director Jeff Gilbreath. “He has proven leadership in both the public and private sectors and has the passion to get families on the land through homeownership.”


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About Nikki

Nikki Hollern is a mother of five, born and raised in Upcountry Maui, but she spent the last 15 years in the beautiful town of Lahaina. Lahaina stole her heart, with the people and the town being unlike any other. After the fire, her family had to relocate to Kahului.

Her heart remains in Lahaina, and her goal is to help this amazing community get back to where they belong. She feels blessed to have the opportunity to be part of the HCL ‘ohana, helping navigate this incredibly hard time and hopefully serving as a guiding light to assist the community in returning home and coming back even stronger.


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