You can now make donations to Na Hale O Maui affordable housing community land trust through the Foodland Community Matching Grants Program. According to NHOM executive director Cassandra Abdul, individual donations of up to $249 may be made at Foodland and Sack n’ Save stores between Sept. 1-30 by using the NHOM program number 78899. […]
First Na Hale O Maui Golf Tournament raises $30,000 for Maui affordable homes
The first Na Hale O Maui Golf Tournament raised $30,000 to support the construction of 12 new permanently affordable homes in Lahaina. The tournament–hosted by Discovery Land–was held July 16 at the Makena Golf & Beach Club. The new three- and four-bedroom homes will benefit low and moderate-income island families; families that work and/or live in […]
Na Hale O Maui Honors Hawaii Carpenters Union field representative Bruce U`u
Na Hale O Maui recently honored Field Representative for the Maui Chapter of the Hawaii Carpenters Union Bruce U`u. The nonprofit community land trust presented U`u a Certificate of Appreciation for his outstanding service on the organization’s board. The award was presented to U`u at a recent NHOM annual meeting. During U`u’s tenure, NHOM maintained […]
Quizunderstood: What do you know about marine debris in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument?
1. On April 15, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s office announced that they had to change the venue for their upcoming April 20 Maui Town Hall meeting to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater (it still runs from 7:30-9pm) because so many people had already RSVP’d. How many residents indicated they would go? A. 100 […]
Surprise donations for Na Hale O Maui support affordable housing
The Na Hale O Maui (NHOM) Community Land Trust received nearly $10,000 in surprise donations within two days. The money will support NHOM’s mission “to secure and preserve a permanent supply of affordable housing alternatives for low and moderate income households in Maui County.” Within 48 hours, the community land trust received $9,500 via the US […]
Quizunderstood: How much do you know about Na Hale O Maui’s first new home sale?
1. The nonprofit Na Hale o Maui sold its first community land trust home in Waikapu, the organization announced on Mar. 29. The house itself is brand new, but will remain “permanently affordable.” What was the sale price? A. $300,000 B. $330,000 C. $360,000 D. $390,000 E. $420,000 2. In the Apr. 1 Maui News […]
2015 MauiTime Year In Review
Well, another year’s in the books. On the whole, 2015 wasn’t any more disastrous or violent than any other recent year, I suppose (we did get a new Star Wars film out of it), though at times it certainly seemed otherwise. Murder rates have risen in many large American cities, and a series of horrific […]
Nonprofit Na Hale O Maui builds first affordable home in Waikapu
Though formed nearly a decade ago to make it easy for people making less than the median income to buy their own homes, the nonprofit Na Hale O Maui is finally building its first home. “This was always our goal—the building of new homes affordable in perpetuity through use of a sustainable lease agreement that […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2007: Best Idea Yet to Deal with Maui’s Lack of Affordable Houseing: Na HALE O Maui
EDIT PICK BEST IDEA YET TO DEAL WITH MAUI’S LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING Na HALE O Maui The idea is that this organization holds property in a community land trust. The house sells, but Na HALE O Maui—which includes members of the community—owns the land. That way the sale price of the house, which is […]
Dream Home: Na Hale O Maui offers hope to future homeowners with a radical new approach to affordable housing
In 1973, my parents moved to Whittier, California, a small middle class suburb of Los Angeles. There they bought a modest but comfortable house for $26,000—at the time, the median home price was about $23,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Only my father worked, and his engineer’s salary was $12,000 a year (again, just […]