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HCL board member Billy Pieper Featured on HI Now Daily

Watch Billy Pieper share how local families are building and saving homes

Billy Pieper, Hawai‘i Community Lending’s (HCL) board chair and senior vice president at American Savings Bank joined HI Now Daily host Rachel Pacarro to share how HCL is helping local families build, buy and sustain their homes.

Billy highlighted several HCL programs – Lahaina Homeowner Recovery Program, HCL’s loan forbearance program for federal workers and the new Hoʻāmana Program, a $10-million partnership with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands program provides grants of up to $30,000 for eligible Native Hawaiian homeowners.

Billy also shared how HCL’s construction loan program supports both families and general contractors to increase home-building capacity.

Watch the full interview:

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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