Laying a Foundation

Ho’okahua means “to lay the foundation”. It is a Hawaiian word that symbolizes the goals of the partnership: to create affordable housing opportunities in the various communities of Hawai’i.

Ho’okahua works to truly meet the community’s needs for low-income housing. A community with a strong and stable foundation requires effective low-income housing to give people the basic and critical need of having a roof over their heads. In order to build upon the foundation of the community, it is necessary to coalesce public and private funding sources, contractors, consultants, and professionals to assess all possibilities, and ascertain a high-value project that yields positive results. Our approach includes working with the city and county government and community

partners to develop, manage and preserve affordable housing that provides a strong foundation for communities. Well-versed in the industry, we create projects in everything from new construction to adaptive re-use and substantial rehabilitation. Ho’okahua dedicates itself to making quality affordable housing available for families, seniors, and persons with special needs. Our success stems from obtaining low-income housing tax credit allocations for our non-profit, for-profit and housing authority clients. With decades of experience and history of successful projects, we aim at continuing our mission to lay a foundation for the community by providing low-income and workforce housing. In December of 2019, Ho’okahua Development’s project below was approved and awarded LIHTC from HHFDC.

Hale Makana O Moiliili

Mo’ili’ili, Honolulu, O’ahu

New 105 unit senior affordable apartment untis located in Honolulu next to the City Library, City Park and Health Clinic with great walkability Hale Makana O Moiliili. The project consists of approximately 105 units in a 5-story building. The residences will be built from level 2 to level 5 (concrete podium over retail and community space).