LIHU‘E — About 460 people attended two meetings hosted by the Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity last week. Of those, about 140 people took applications to fill out and return to the Kaua‘i Habitat’s office along with income information, credit scores
LIHU‘E — About 460 people attended two meetings hosted by the Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity last week.
Of those, about 140 people took applications to fill out and return to the Kaua‘i Habitat’s office along with income information, credit scores and family census information, according to a release from the Kaua‘i Habitat.
The deadline for returning the completed application is Jan. 31.
At the meetings, Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity introduced plans to build low income housing on six rental lots located on state land on Puolo Road in Hanapepe.
Stephen Spears, executive director of Kaua‘i Habitat, addressed the audience at the meetings, held at the Hanapepe Neighborhood Center and at the St. John’s Episcopal Church in ‘Ele‘ele.
In a press release, Robert Ray said the Habitat staff and board should finish review of the application papers in February.
The applicants will be notified of selection, then enroll in one of two courses of classes in budgeting and financial planning.
Kaua‘i Habitat plans to break ground on the project in March and hopes to have construction, inspection and six house blessings by the end of the year.
Coinciding with the introduction of the six new homes, Kaua‘i Habitat has plans to hold its 100th house blessing after 14 years of building homes on Kaua‘i, the release said.
The need for low income housing has accelerated with the decelerating economy and Kaua‘i Habitat has set a goal of building the next hundred houses in seven years.
• Dennis Fujimoto, photographer and staff writer, can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 253) or dfujimoto@kauaipubco.com
