Habitat for Humanity

The ambitious project “Blitz Build 2017” is one of Habitat for Humanity Hawaii Island’s greatest accomplishments yet. From September 13 to 23, 2017, with all of their committed community partners and volunteers, Habitat for Humanity Hawaii Island built 10 new affordable homes in 10 days for deserving families and their children. With the assistance of the Cooke Foundation, they were able to serve 10 families consisting of 47 individuals in the age range of 3–67 years. There were 30 volunteers per home each day just working on the construction. In addition, there were numerous volunteers attending to cultural protocol, hospitality, food prep, cleaning, parking, security, delivery, first aid, and shuttle service. They are proud to say that there were 750 total volunteers over the 10-day period that contributed to the success of the project and helped to maintain the affordability of the homes. These 10 families now have energy efficient homes to call their own and are able to begin a new life based on a solid financial foundation. Habitat for Humanity Hawaii Island has gone from the category of home builder to meeting the criteria of a community and neighborhood builder.

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