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Puʻuhonua O Waiʻanae, operating through its nonprofit 501c3 charity Dynamic Community Solutions, started as a houseless encampment that now provides home and support for unhoused people. | | www.PuuhonuaOWaianae.com

Summer has been rough. Every storm has taken down trees and wrecked camps for those of us who remain at the Harbor. Than...
09/20/2026

Summer has been rough. Every storm has taken down trees and wrecked camps for those of us who remain at the Harbor. Thankfully, the majority of our people have moved to the safety of homes on our mauka property.

This summer also marked the 2nd anniversary of Twinkle’s passing and her 57th birthday. We miss you Mama! Your lessons and spirit live on. We are keeping at it – cleanups every Saturday, building community, and "breaking barriers" between houseless and housed, like you taught us.

Shout out to Rachel Chai and her ohana who join us almost every week for cleanup! (beautiful pics are thanks to Rachel too).

Learn more about us or signup to volunteer at https://www.puuhonuaowaianae.com

The work goes on! 🙏🏽 In the past month, we have moved 50 people from the Boat Harbor up to homes at our mauka developm...
07/12/2026

The work goes on! 🙏🏽 In the past month, we have moved 50 people from the Boat Harbor up to homes at our mauka development. Currently there are 120 total living mauka and 55 remaining at the Harbor. Even more will move by the end of July. We are working to complete fencing for those with pets, and awaiting a new shipment of pre-fab homes for the remainder of our people at the Harbor. Meanwhile, we continue to clean up the Harbor as more people move mauka.

Wonderful photos of our Saturday cleanup from volunteer, Rachel Chai who has joined us for several Saturday workdays and brought friends with her. Mahalo Rachel!

How to help: www.puuhonuaowaianae.com/kokua

[UPDATE] — While we were doing our weekly cleanup this past Saturday, to our surprise, Sen Samantha DeCorte held a press...
06/21/2026

[UPDATE] — While we were doing our weekly cleanup this past Saturday, to our surprise, Sen Samantha DeCorte held a press conference about us in the parking lot of the Waianae Boat Harbor. She complained about the fact that the State Dep of Land & Natural Resources has given us more time to finish construction and move our people safely from Harbor to homes at our mauka development. We were accused of theft, vandalism, and making kids feel unsafe on their walk to school.

Over the years, we've had to deal with these kinds of accusations. They come without evidence, and often precede an effort to sweep houseless people out of one area and into another.

We are working hard to build homes for our people and move ourselves from the Harbor. We are also cleaning up after ourselves as we go. So far, we've moved 70 people, with dozens more moving the coming weeks, because their units are now ready. We are doing this using private dollars, that we raised from generous people and organizations who believe in our village.

We have always invited anyone with complaints or concerns about us to come sit and talk with us. We are grateful for the relationship and direct communication we have built with DLNR and the Governor. We are still open to building the same kind of relationship with the Senator from our area, and anyone else with an interest in our work.

Meanwhile, we're going to just keep working, moving our people home, and cleaning up at the Harbor. All are welcome to join us

Aloha 🙏🏽

Progress on construction has hit some snags, but we are still building and bringing people home. In an effort to help sp...
06/08/2026

Progress on construction has hit some snags, but we are still building and bringing people home. In an effort to help speed up construction, our people have been volunteering to install fence posts. Fences are very important because many villagers have pets who are like family to them and they need fences to bring them home. So far, we’ve moved 67 people from the harbor into homes up mauka, with a dozen more moving in the next few weeks.

If you would like to help: https://www.puuhonuaowaianae.com/kokua

The work continues. Construction is ongoing, but hit some delays, as many construction projects do…Still, each month, we...
06/04/2026

The work continues. Construction is ongoing, but hit some delays, as many construction projects do…

Still, each month, we move some more people home, and clean up their camps. Lately, our backhoe has been down, so the trash has piled up, and we are sorry for the eyesore. We’ve been sorting the big piles by hand, and loading them into the bins that our nonprofit pays for. If anyone in the community is willing to lend a hand with their machines, please contact us.

Volunteers are still welcome to join us every Saturday at 10am. More at https://www.puuhonuaowaianae.com/kokua

🙏🏽 This is how we go from tents to homes.MAHALO NUI to our residents and community for continuing to come out and kokua ...
04/28/2026

🙏🏽 This is how we go from tents to homes.

MAHALO NUI to our residents and community for continuing to come out and kokua (help).

🗣 More hands needed. We're open to volunteers any day of the week or join us every Saturday 10a-12p weather permitting.

🤙🏽 More info at www.puuhonuaowaianae.com/kokua

04/23/2026

Big mahalo to everyone who donated trash bags and gloves and attended one or more of our cleanups we appreciate you! 🙏🏽

Cleanups are still going strong but ***we need more hands***. Weather has been very rough for all of us both makai at the harbor and the new land up mauka, making things a little slower than usual, but we're pushing through.

If you want to help out, we host the public every Saturday from 10am and are open to other days--comment, message or email us [email protected] to schedule a day. Every bit helps. Aloha 🤙🏽

04/11/2026

When the rain doesn’t let up, the work doesn’t stop.

Out here on the makai side of Puʻuhonua O Waiʻanae, we’ve been dealing with constant rain that’s made our usual cleanup work heavier and a lot more difficult. Wet debris in bins had to be dumped out to dry and repeated storms have turned these tasks into an ongoing effort.

Village residents and community have stepped up to volunteer where needed, hauling, loading, and moving things together. It takes more time now, but the commitment to taking care of the ʻāina and each other hasn’t changed.

We knew this season would be challenging. Living through it is something else entirely.

We keep going, one step at a time, and wish you all well.

Mahalo!

For more information please visit https://www.puuhonuaowaianae.com.

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PO Box 1470
Waianae, HI
96792

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