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HCL Moves Ahead with $10-million Hoʻāmana Grant Program with DHHL [ Maui Now]

Hawai‘i Community Lending, Helping Hawai‘i families with affordable home loans, wildfire recovery, federal worker support, and Native Hawaiian housing programs.

Along with the recently announced relief that Hawai‘i Community Lending is providing during the federal shutdowns, HCL is collaborating on a new program with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). Called the Hoʻāmana Program, this $10-million grant program is funded by DHHL and will provide grants up to $30,000 to eligible native Hawaiian homeowners. Homeowners must be at or below 80-percent area median income and reside on Hawaiian Home Lands; be in financial hardship; and need help with past due mortgage, HOA fees, property taxes, water and other utilities.

The Hoʻāmana program opens in January 2026. “We encourage eligible homeowners to sign up on an interest list now so they can apply as soon as the program opens,” said Kahaunani Mahoe-Thoene, HCL servicing director. “Mahalo to DHHL for helping to ensure that our families make it through these difficult times without losing their homes.”

Interested homeowners may sign up to the interest list in order to apply in January:www.hawaiicommunitylending.com/hoamana/.

See full article at Maui Now

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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