{"id":968,"date":"2026-06-05T07:05:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=968"},"modified":"2026-06-05T07:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:05:14","slug":"low-income-families-to-build-their-own-affordable-housing-in-nanakuli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=968","title":{"rendered":"Low income families to build their own affordable housing in Nanakuli"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; State and local leaders attended a groundbreaking on Thursday for a new \u201cself-help\u201d affordable housing subdivision in Nanakuli.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=966\">Lake Waimaluhia shoreline access partially reopens<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Self-Help Housing Corporation of Hawaii, or SHHCH, launched the Nanaikeola Self-Help Housing Subdivision, with 87 residential lots on 12 acres of land. <\/p>\n<p>Attendees included Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, and other City and State officials, as well as developers Fukunaga &amp; Associates, Royal Contracting Company, and more. <\/p>\n<p>This unusual program gives low income families the opportunity to build their own houses for $496,000 fee simple.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Founder and Executive Director of SHHCH Claudia Shay said it took five years of pre-development work to secure loans and grants for acquisition and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the funding is coming from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and loans from various agencies and groups. <\/p>\n<p>Upon completion of the subdivision, 87 families will build one and two story, three and four bedroom houses, for $496,000 fee simple. <\/p>\n<p>With technical assistance from SHHCH, families will spend 32 hours per week on labor and help each other build the houses as a team.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=964\">Council-approved budget omits funding for new West Oahu landfill<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The self-help builders will contribute 65% of the labor, giving them immediate equity. <\/p>\n<p>Each house and lot will appraise at $725,000, according to SHHCH.<\/p>\n<p>Bigger, more skilled tasks, such as excavation, masonry, electrical, plumbing work, will be subcontracted out.<\/p>\n<p>SHHCH has completed about 60 projects, helping 754 low-income families to build their own houses on Oahu, Kauai, Maui, and Molokai for the past 40 years. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Construction of the Nanaikeola Self-Help Housing Project is expected to take approximately 8-10 months to complete. <\/p>\n<p>SHHCH staff will provide loan counseling and help with packaging loan dockets to submit to lenders.<\/p>\n<p>SHHCH will also offer six-week homeownership courses, breaking down the legal and financial responsibilities of homeownership and preparing participants for the construction stage. <\/p>\n<p>There will be six teams of 14-15 families for this project. <\/p>\n<p>Looking toward the future, SHHCH is exploring the possibility of self-help housing projects on land trusts and transit-oriented developments.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=962\">Lahaina moves forward with Royal Complex to honor Hawaiian history<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A groundbreaking was held for the Nanaikeola Self-Help Housing Subdivision in Nanakuli.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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