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We activate young leaders, educate the public and convene stakeholders to address the housing crisis.

06/16/2026

Housing isn’t just policy, it’s personal.

After losing her childhood home at 15, Nora Guerra made it her mission to help people keep their homes. Since then, she’s spent her career turning that purpose into action.

In this panel, Nora talks about ex*****on, financial literacy, housing education, and why Hawaii needs the full housing ecosystem working together to support local families and future homebuyers.

Tap the link in our bio to watch more from the Working Solutions panel from HHF’s Intergenerational Conversation.

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06/08/2026

What happens when young locals can’t afford housing?
They leave and eliminate the possibility of ever coming back.

Unaffordability and inaccessibility play a large role in local housing struggles across generations.

At Aloha United Way 211 Hawaii, they provide accessible help-including rental, housing, and utility assistance.

Tap the link in our bio to watch Jennifer’s full segment and more from our Intergenerational Conversations panel.

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06/02/2026

Billy Pieper, a Senior Vice President at American Savings Bank, shares ASB’s game plan for local working families to stay in Hawaii.

In this panel, Billy shares practical solutions from the lending side, including programs designed to lower financing costs and expand access to homeownership for local families.

This conversation is part of HHF’s Working Solutions panel, focused on real strategies and actionable responses to Hawaii’s housing crisis. Tap the link in our bio to watch more from this panel.

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05/29/2026

“To move or not to move, that is the question.“

What does Hawaii’s working middle class really think when it comes to their future living here? And what can we do to take charge of that future?

In this panel, Matt Prellberg, Policy and Communications Director of Holomua Collective, analyzes annual survey results and shares what is being discussed at the legislative level.

🎥Part of the Intergenerational Conversation at the 2025 HHF Conference. Working Solutions Panel: “Turning ‘Talk
Story’ into Action”

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05/24/2026

What does it take to execute housing plans?

From creating a centralized housing department for the first time in 30 years, to building on underutilized city lands, transit-oriented development, and financing strategies, Leahna Luke breaks down this process in the Working Solutions panel of Housing Hawaii’s Future’s Intergenerational Conversation.

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full segment and more from HHF’s Intergenerational Conversation.

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04/29/2026

If we want meaningful change, many young people aspire a real place in policy conversations with guidance and mentorship from older generations 💬

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04/22/2026

For those looking to buy or rent in Hawai’i for the first time, the “starter options” just aren’t affordable enough. 💰

How can we expect local people and families to stay if we don’t create the options they need?

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04/15/2026

“‘Home’ for us is Maui. Both my husband and I moved around Maui most of our lives. I have ancestral roots that run in Lahaina and Uluapalakua. Both places are sentimental to me, as a child my dad would take me to our family burial plot in Ulupalakua where my paternal Grandma is laid to rest. Now as an adult I take my children there and continue the family traditions to Malama Aina. Lahaina, was where I spent quite a bit of my childhood being that my maternal Grandma raised me and my sister for most of our lives. She was born and ended up passing in Lahaina due to the 2023 wildfires. So Lahaina will always have a very strong place in my heart with many memories of what made me the person I am today.

When the 2023 wildfires happened I was living in town but all my immediate family lived in Lahaina. My family was impacted losing everything, having to escape on foot, on top of losing my Grandma. My mom and sister before the fire both loved in low income apartment complex’s. After the fire I knew they would not be able to afford the rent prices at the time on the rental market. Today almost 2 years later and a lot of moving around my sister and her family still do not have a stable, affordable place to live outside of FEMA housing. My mom after being fed up with bouncing from hotel to hotel was ultimately forced to live with me and my family.

We are currently all “managing” for the most part right now but the fear of “one paycheck away from homelessness” is always looming over us like it is for many other family’s on Maui. Our hope is to be able to purchase property for all of us to live on comfortably so that we are not threatened to be homeless because of continued raising rent prices. We fear if we don’t purchase soon our children will not be able to grow up here on Maui our HOME and get to continue the family traditions that were instilled in us as children. Our hope is Hawaiian voices be taken more serious and decisions on housing matters by County Leaders be made with great intentions for Kanaka in mind first. If there is no Hawaiians residing there will be no Hawai’i.” - Tehani Kuhaulua photographed by

04/08/2026

What does it take to stay rooted when everything changes? 🌱

For Tehani Kuhaulua, the fight to stay rooted in Hawaii is deeply personal. From the heart of Lahaina and her family, to the uphill battle of the housing market, her story is one of resilience and a search for a path forward.

Photographer: Lexi Figueroa

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04/03/2026

WE ARE HIRING! 📢

We’ve reopened our search for a Director of Communications and Outreach. If you’re a strategic storyteller with a passion to help locals stay in Hawaiʻi, we want to hear from you!

We are looking for someone creative and strategic to:
✅ Develop and implement comprehensive marketing, communication, and outreach strategies.
✅ Promote HHF’s mission and enhance our brand presence.
✅ Effectively communicate our initiatives to the community and stakeholders.
✅ Increase awareness and engage supporters.

Want to make a difference in Hawaiʻi?

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