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Kūpaʻa Hale Mortgage Loan

Safeguarding Hawai‘i’s kānaka maoli from displacement. 

Zero-down, low-fee mortgages for Hawaiian families. 

Zero-down, low-fee mortgages for Hawaiian families. 

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Impacted by a natural disaster?

Take a Survey

Hawaiʻi Community Lending is gathering information to better understand how the recent natural disasters have impacted our community.

If your home or property experienced damage, please complete this short survey. Your responses will help us identify community needs and understand where those needs are across our communities.

E Komo Mai

Welcome home

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.

Loans

for every step
of your journey

Invest

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.

About Aikū’ē Kalima

Aikūʻē Kalima, former Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund Manager for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, joined Hawaiʻi Community Lending (HCL) in 2024 and serves as its Enterprise Loan Manager.

With more than 25 years of experience in community development, mortgage lending, and mission-driven finance, Kalima brings extensive expertise in expanding access to capital for underserved communities. In his current role, he manages HCL’s Social Enterprise Loan Program, providing financing to businesses supporting affordable housing development and services for low- and moderate-income families across Hawaiʻi. He also leads the development of HCL’s Kūkulu Partner Program, which builds a trusted network of contractors and builders to help connect families with qualified housing professionals while expanding access to capital for local businesses.


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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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