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June meeting set for Molokai’s Naiwa Homestead lessees [HCL Press Release]

June meeting set for Molokaʻi’s Nā‘iwa Homestead lessees

An informational meeting is planned for Molokaʻi’s Nā‘iwa Homesteaders on Monday, June 17, 2024 starting at 6 p.m. The meeting will take place at Kulana ʻŌiwi, the conference room for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) on Molokaʻi.

The purpose of the meeting is to provide updated information for the Nāʻiwa Agricultural Subdivision Homestead with a focus on the homeowner builder permitting process. Presenters include Hawai‘i Community Lending (HCL) and Hawaiian Community Assets (HCA).

The June meeting is part of the Nāʻiwa Homesteaders Program 2024 Owner Builder Workshops, a monthly series of virtual and in-person meetings for the 58 Nāʻiwa Homesteaders and their families. Light dinner will be served. No RSVP required. Families are invited.

An informational meeting is planned for Molokaʻi’s Nā‘iwa Homesteaders on Monday, June 17, 2024 starting at 6 p.m. The meeting will take place at Kulana ʻŌiwi, the conference room for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) on Molokaʻi.

The purpose of the meeting is to provide updated information for the Nāʻiwa Agricultural Subdivision Homestead with a focus on the homeowner builder permitting process. Presenters include Hawai‘i Community Lending (HCL) and Hawaiian Community Assets (HCA).

The June meeting is part of the Nāʻiwa Homesteaders Program 2024 Owner Builder Workshops, a monthly series of virtual and in-person meetings for the 58 Nāʻiwa Homesteaders and their families. Light dinner will be served. No RSVP required. Families are invited.

“We’ve been guiding Nāʻiwa Homesteaders toward homeownership with training in credit preparedness, budgeting, and saving services offered through Hawaiian Community Assets along with financial assessments and mortgage topics through Hawaiʻi Community Lending,” said Liliana Napoleon, a volunteer of Nāʻiwa Agricultural Subdivision Alliance (NASA).

Napoleon also said Nāiwa Agricultural Subdivision Alliance (NASA) is working with Naʻiwa Homesteaders on agricultural site development topics including agricultural training, farm plan designing and development, farm shed builds, off-grid renewable energy, lot clearing and mulching, and deer fencing all of which are guided by NASA.

Future monthly meetings are scheduled on Mondays at 6 p.m. In-person meetings will be held at the OHA/DHHL Kulana ʻŌiwi conference room located at 600 Maunaloa Highway in Kaunakakai. For more information and to find out more about virtual meetings email mkk.nas.alliance@gmail.com.

Future meetings are scheduled as follows:
Monday, July 15, 6 p.m. – virtual meeting
Monday, Aug. 19, 6 p.m. – virtual meeting
Monday, Sept. 16, 6 p.m. – in-person meeting.
Monday, Oct. 21, 6 p.m. – virtual meeting
Monday, Nov. 18, 6 p.m. – virtual meeting
Monday, Nov. 16, 6 p.m. – in-person meeting

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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