Hometown Heroes: Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union raises nearly $49,000 for island’s most vulnerable

by Mari Ebersole | Dec 2, 2020 | Blog, Stories of Hope

View Content Direct from Source By Special to West Hawaii Today |Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 12:05 a.m. From left, Ryan McGrady, HCFCU vice president of operations; Tricia Buskirk, HCFCU president and CEO; Brandee Menino, HOPE Services Hawaii CEO; Kristy Akao, HCFCU...

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...

All Aboard the HOPE Express

by Kristen Alice | Dec 25, 2018 | Blog, Stories of Hope

HOPE for the holidays Because of you, we were able to bring Christmas joy to those most vulnerable in our community, including those living on the streets and in shelters, those displaced by natural disasters, those recently housed, and veterans experiencing...

VIDEO: Hawaii County: Only a quarter of lava evacuees have found permanent housing

by Kristen Alice | Oct 12, 2018 | Blog, Disaster relief, HOPE Videos, In the News, Sacred Heart Shelter, Stories of Hope

Video Here By Allyson Blair | October 11, 2018 at 5:23 PM HST – Updated October 12 at 10:20 AM PUNA (HawaiiNewsNow) – Five months after eruptions in lower Puna started, Hawaii County officials say they’re nowhere near close to having enough housing for...

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...