From Tents to Homes
Some said it was a pipe dream, but 200 residents of the largest and oldest houseless community on Oʻahu bought 20 acres of private land in Waiʻanae. Mahalo nui loa for the hundreds of people around the world who made our first fundraising campaign a success!
Our grassroots fundraising goal of $1.3 million will pay for 16 Hale and 1 Hale ʻAina.
We are asking for community support to move construction forward. Our grassroots fundraising goal of $1.3 million will build a "cluster" of homes for 25 residents along with a shared bathroom, kitchen, and dining hall to service the cluster. We will build one group at a time until we can bring our entire village home. Any amount helps, and all donated funds will cover the cost of materials and contractors needed above and beyond the "sweat equity" that village residents are contributing.
Want to help us avoid credit card transaction fees? Make a check out to Dynamic Community Solutions and mail it to:
Dynamic Community Solutions
c/o Accumulus
220 South King Street, Suite 1501
Honolulu, HI 96813
Community Service
Everyone in the village is expected to perform at least eight hours of community service every month. Some clean the park next to the village or maintain trails and common areas. Others organize and staff the donation tent.
Once a month, residents go out and serve other houseless communities across the island. They bring food and clothing, and share what they’ve learned about how taking responsibility builds trust and relationships. [Outreach temporarily postponed due to increased houseless removals ("sweeps") along the Waiʻanae cost]
Volunteers from Puʻuhonua O Waiʻanae have been to Kakaʻako, Old Stadium Park, Waimanalo, Wahiawa, Ewa Beach and more.
Keiki always come along so they learn about serving others and see how blessed they are to live in Puʻuhonua O Waiʻanae.
Mahalo!
We are deeply grateful to the people and companies that have donated time, expertise, and materials to begin building the Puʻuhonua O Waiʻanae Farm Village:
Agribusiness
Albert Chong Associates
Alexander & Baldwin
Aloha Trucking
Andrea Aegerter, Architect
Andrew Ogawa
Anonymous Donors
Atelier 5 Design
Bank of Hawaii
Bezos Day 1 Families Fund
Cades Schutte LLP
The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation
Central Pacific Bank
Colbert & Gail Matsumoto
Control Point Surveying
Cornerstone Management
Cultural Surveys Hawaii
G70
Design Partners Incorporated
DLNR, Division of Forestry & Wildlife
DR Horton Hawaii
Engineering Concepts Inc.
EnviroServices
First Hawaiian Bank
GeoLabs, Inc.
Grace Pacific
Grassroots from GoFundMe
Harry & Jeanette Weinberg
Foundation
Hawaii Wildfire Management
Organization
Hawaiian Community Lending
HomeAid Hawaii:
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Alan Ong, A&M Developments
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Chad Johnston, Wayfinder Pacific
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Jake Johnson, Hale Partners
HPM Building Supply
Hui Aloha
Hui Kú Maoli Ola
InSynergy Engineering
Island Insurance Foundation
Jake Johnson Designs
JAS Architects
Kai Engineering
Kataly Foundation
Lee Martin LLP
Lily Cabinatan
Martin, Chock & Carden
Michael B. Thomas, Island
Natalie Snyder-Pond, Architect
O'ahu Agriculture & Conservation
Association
Park Engineering
PBR Hawaii
Pono Pacific
Pragmatic Professional Engineers
REITWay Foundation
Robert & Melissa Bruhl
Royal Contracting Co., Ltd.
Schuler Family Foundation
State Grant-In-Aid
The Jones Family Foundation
The Pietsch Family
The Pueo Project
Toby and Tracy Tonaki
Trees of the Tropics
Ward Villages Foundation Fund
Wayne Pitluck & Judy Pyle
William & Eva Price
Zilber Family FoundationO'ahu
