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Building a Foundation of Wealth
Hawaiian Community Assets
• Nonprofit Founded by Hawaiians in 2000– Originated on the Island of Maui
– Today, Statewide Offices
• 5 Board of Directors, 12 full-time staff– Statewide Representation
• Our Mission:– To build capacity of low and moderate income
communities to achieve and sustain economic self-sufficiency with a particular focus on Native Hawaiians.
2 Primary Programs Areas
Hawaiian Community Assets
Financial Literacy Services
Hawaiian CommunityLending
Homebuyer Education
One-on-One Counseling(Foreclosure Prevention)
Youth Financial Education
Loan OriginationAs a Broker
Loan Packaging
Down PaymentAssistance Programs
Why Kahua Waiwai?• Calls from community• Alarming Statistics
– #1 reason for divorce = financial stress– Lowest savings rate in US history– 96% increase in BK for youth ages 18-26 over
last 10 years– More students drop out of college due to
financial reasons than academic failure
• Economic Realities
Partners
• Administration for Native Americans
• State Department of Human Services
• Office of Hawaiian Affairs
• OWEESTA
• Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
• YouthVision
Developed for & by Community
• 4 focus groups with 35 participants statewide
• 20 surveys from Home Buyer Education workshop attendees and community organizations
• 5 workshops with 74 youth
• 7 teenagers from YouthVision
YouthVision Hawaii
Youth-led project
• Design
• Layout
• Illustrations
Kahua Waiwai NOW• Promotes wise financial decision making &
strong local economy
• Compares Traditional & Modern Hawaii– Conservation over consumption– Community well-being over personal wealth
• Lays foundation for future successes
• Addresses alarming statistics & stories
• Jump$tart & Hawaii DOE standards met
Results• Over 434 Hawaii teenagers served
• 15 youth graduates
• Free statewide workshops provided by HCA and 20 partner organizations
• Trained 72 trainers
• Statewide collaborative of 36 community-based, financial, and educational organizations
Collaborative Members• Public & Charter Schools – Connections, Kanu
O Ka Aina, Hilo High School• Family Services – Kokua Kalihi Valley,
Susannah Wesley, Palama Settlement• Leadership – Ma`o Farms, KEY Project, Kula
No Na Poe Hawaii, Maku`u Farmers Corp• Career – Waianae Comp Health Center• Special Needs – Hoomana Inc• Govt – Honolulu County Family Self-Sufficiency
Program
Train-the-Trainer
Sessions
Family
CollaborativePartner
Workshops
Media
CommunityPartnerships
HCAWorkshops
YouthFinancialEducation
Approach
Approach• HCA Workshops: HCA works with community to
provide youth financial education workshops at no-cost to participants
• Train-the-Trainer Sessions: HCA trains collaborative partner organizations on how to implement and deliver a youth financial education program using Kahua Waiwai
• Family: Nonthreatening education on family finance• Collaborative Partners Workshops: Free workshops
held in communities statewide• Media: HCA develops press releases, PSAs, and more
to promote youth financial education efforts• Community Partnerships: Businesses, credit unions,
DOE PCNC
Where do you fit?
How do we partner?
What’s our next step?
Contact Information
Jeff Gilbreath
HCA Program Coordinator
587-7653
www.hawaiiancommunity.net