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Nareit Hawai‘i Donates To Kalaeloa’s Kama‘okū Kauhale
Kama‘okū Kauhale, a tiny homes project in Kalaeloa, is managed by U.S.VETS, which recently received $50,000 to expand its offerings and services. PHOTO COURTESY NAREIT HAWAI‘I
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Thanks to $50,000 dona- tion from Nareit Hawai‘i, U.S.VETS is able to fund key projects at Kama‘okū Kauhale, a Kalaeloa com- munity-centered housing project designed to offer per- manent placement for home- less individuals.
officials from U.S.VETS and Nareit Hawai‘i execu- tive director Gladys Quinto Marrone stopped by for a site tour to see the improve- ments being made for the community and its residents since it opened in December 2021.
nity storage spaces, private resident mailbox units, a modular office for staff to provide supportive services that address resident daily needs, a kitchen for residents to make home-cooked meals and other amenity features for the community center — all with the intention to help residents live more in- dependently.
U.S.VETS manages the master-planned community, which boasts 36 tiny homes on 1.5 acres.
“Providing affordable housing solutions and re- sources that enable our homeless residents to re- build their lives is important to Hawai‘i’s future and one of our top priorities,” states Green. “Kama‘okū Kauhale is a prime example of what can be accomplished when we are committed and col- laborate to end homeless- ness.”
“The dignity and confi- dence that comes with living independently is important to all of us,” states Marrone. “U.S.VETS has done an in- credible job showing what is possible with Kama‘okū Kauhale in its first year and how the direction of peo- ple’s lives can be dramati- cally improved.”
There, residents, who in- clude but are not limited to veterans, receive ongoing supportive services, such as case management, housing and employment assistance, on-site medical care, rec- reational activities, therapy and more.
Earlier this month, Gov. Josh Green, state chief hous- ing officer Nani Medeiros,
According to U.S.VETS, the $50,000 donation will create resident and commu-
Learn more at usvets.org/ kamaoku-kauhale.
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