FEMA deadline passes but other options still available for Kilauea eruption victims

by Kristen Alice | Nov 17, 2019 | Disaster relief, Hale Iki, In the News

By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Sunday, November 17, 2019, 12:05 a.m. HILO — While the deadline to apply for a federal program providing individual assistance to Kilauea eruption victims has passed, other programs continue to provide support for...

To Feed a Village

by Kristen Alice | Feb 21, 2019 | Disaster relief, Hale Iki, Sacred Heart Shelter, Stories of Hope

Finding food for our evacuation shelters wasn’t easy, but these leaders were up for the challenge. Pastor Eric Anderson of Church of the Holy Cross was one of the first to answer the call when we asked our community to help us provide food for Sacred Heart...

You Made This Shelter Possible

by Kristen Alice | Oct 3, 2018 | Blog, Disaster relief, Hale Iki, Stories of Hope

October 2, 2018, Hawaiian Paradise Park On Saturday, September 29th, Hale Iki Village, the 10 micro-unit family lava shelter in Hawaiian Paradise Park, celebrated its official Grand Opening. Pastor Dion Maeda of Connect Point Church, who spearheaded the project,...

Hale Iki Village almost ready for families displaced by lava to move in

by Kristen Alice | Sep 19, 2018 | Disaster relief, Hale Iki, In the News, Stories of Hope

By STEPHANIE SALMONS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Saturday, September 15, 2018, 12:05 a.m. HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald  Connect Point Pastor Dion Maeda talks Thursday about the progress of construction at Hale Iki Village in Hawaiian Paradise Park. HOLLYN...