Habitat News Flash - Habitat For Humanity, Maui

Habitat News Flash
March 2009 Issue 1
P.O. Box 5034
Kahului, HI 96733
Phone: (808) 893-0334
Fax: (808) 877-9462
[email protected]
www.habitat-maui.org
The Sweat Pays Off for
Habitat Partner Families
Staff:
Sherri K. Dodson
Executive Director
Lisa Jaber
Executive Director’s Asst.
Melissa Mauliola
Development Director
Cheryl Pokipala
Community Relations Director
Mike Gerry
Construction Supervisor
Ed Freeman
Project Manager
Jim Briske
Project Manager
Robert Pahia
Project Manager
Karen Motooka
ReStore Manager
Travis Albano
Habitat for Humanity
Maui and it‟s partner
families were able to
accomplish much in
2008 with the help of
many willing and
able volunteers. Individuals and groups
came from all over
the island to help out
with whatever was
the task of the day.
With their efforts and
hard work, we were
able to complete
building six houses
in 2008 including the
Akahi family‟s house
in the Waiohuli Subdivision in Kula. In
2009, the first house
to be completed in
the Waiehu Kou IV
Subdivision was the
Kaalakea-Rust family‟s house moving
them directly out of
homelessness into a
home of their own.
The partner families
must have the flexibility and willingness
to do whatever it
takes and the patience to work with
various individuals
and
volunteer
groups to get the job
done.
With their
partnership
and
sweat equity, we are
able to fulfill our mission of „building simple, decent homes
for people in need‟.
Commitment is the
key to success.
ReStore Clerk
Board of Directors
Dean Duque
President
Mark Moser
Vice President
Gwen Hiraga
Secretary
Alan Sakuma
Treasurer
Darryl Banks
Jack Fisher
Clarice Holmes
John Jaskula
Charlene Ka’uhane
Frank Pikrone
Giovanni Rosati
Mike Takamatsu
Kalani Wong
Mei-Lee Wong
Deborah Wright
Mahalo to the 20 students from the University of California in Berkeley, Habitat for Humanity‟s Collegiate
Challenge program, lead by Beth Dukes, for their
courage in taking the challenge during their school break to help Habitat for Humanity-Maui
build 13 homes. These generous volunteers taped and mud dry wall, painted, caulked, and
put in the finishing touches for a House Blessing. They were also able to assist at the ReStore, E-cycling and the Warehouse. Iao Congregational Church provided their spacious
lodging; Aloha Mixed Plate, St. Rita‟s Church, Steve Criss, Kahu Kalani Wong, Ewalani
Shim and Irene Neal provided their delicious meals; DLNR Judy Edwards for her informative talk at Ahihi Kinau Reserve; and Betsill Brothers Construction for ice. Special kudos to
Executive Director Sherri Dodson for accepting this partnership and for fixing her famous
chili and to Board Member Mike Takamatsu for securing lodging. To learn how you can
help to build simple and decent homes, contact us at 893-0334 or www.habitat-maui.org.
A Belated Happy New Year! Or so we hope it is. As excited as we are about the
possibilities that lie ahead for Habitat for Humanity Maui we are also moving forward with caution. We are fortunate that we had a great year at our ReStore and
had some great individual donations in calendar year 2008. We also added another successful fundraiser, the Tommy Bahama Golf Tournament last year. This
has enabled us to continue without any interruption until at least the end of this fiscal year. We know that all the analysts are saying that 2009/2010 will be much
worse than the last year.
With that in mind we are stretching our pennies and
making every dollar count. We are confident that our donors will realize that the
need for adequate shelter has only increased during these hard economic times.
Last year we put six families in simple decent homes. This year, we have already
moved four families into simple decent homes. We will finish at least another 10 homes by the end of
2009. This will bring our total homes completed since 2003 to 30!
As I mentioned we are so excited to be partnering with Tommy Bahamas in their Annual Golf Tournament. Not only we did we make a lot of money but we also had a wonderful time. I learned all I ever
wanted to know about golf and have decided that golf isn‟t that bad. We look forward to many more
years of partnering with this wonderful company. As I look back on the last year I realize that all our successes are because of the wonderful support of all our volunteers. It constantly amazes me how generous our community is with their time. We have also met wonderful volunteers who while on their vacations want to give of themselves to our community. Much mahalo to all of you!
A Warm Mahalo!
by Mike Takamatsu (Board of Directors, Habitat for Humanity Maui)
Garrett Ross, Sunni Lau, and Sol Kaimimoku joined the
Habitat for Humanity Maui‟s volunteer work force during the completion stage of Catarina & Mike Akahi‟s home in the Waiohuli Subdivision in Kula. Needless to say, Jim Briske (Project Manager) and
I were impressed by their willingness to help and accomplish a
large volume of quality work.
Garrett is a very quiet, modest individual and goes about his tasks
with little fanfare. He is a professional roofer by trade and has operated his own business for over twelve years. He is very skilled in
other work such as dry wall installation, texturing, painting, laminate
flooring, and even ceramic tile setting. He is truly a “Master of
Trade” in this business.
Garrett Ross & Sunni Lau are two
of the “Terrific Trio” helping out at
Waiehu Kou IV. This photo was
taken at Elaine Needham‟s House
Blessing on March 7, 2009.
Garrett exemplifies the meaning of “kokua” for he and his team are
at the Waiehu Kou IV job site whenever he is not at a paying job
site, often working late into the evening. Since his arrival at the
Waiehu Kou IV job site in early January, he has been the pace setter in completing six of the homes during the first quarter of 2009.
He has been a wonderful asset to this organization and we are truly
blessed by his generosity and skills. Much mahalo to Garrett,
Sunni, and Sol. Keep up the good work!
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 5:16
Tommy Bahama Golf Tournament
Fundraiser Event
2009 Monopoly
Tournament
Date To Be Announced
Mr. Hammer Contest
Saturday, August 1st
2009 Build-a-Thon
Saturday, August 15th
2009 Tommy Bahama
Golf Tournament
Monday, Oct. 5th
Habitat for Humanity Maui was the beneficiary of the 2008
Tommy Bahama Golf Tournament held on October 4, 2008. It
began with a pre-registration dinner at Tommy Bahamas Restaurant in the Wailea Shopping Village the night before. Golfers
could pre-register and have drinks and pupu while enjoying entertainment. The Golf Tournament opened up with a continental
breakfast of coffee, pastries, and fruit served with the sound of
Irish music playing in the background. A blessing by Kahu Kimokea Kapahulehua and his hula halau was held and approximately 140 golfers headed out to the course to play for the Hole-In
-One BIG PRIZE: a brand new 2008 BMW X3 3.0si and a 2008
Harley Davidson Motorcycle! Many thanks to BMW of Maui and
Harley Davidson for donating the grand prizes. The golfers
enjoyed this historically fun course with all of its unique characteristics and they even learned a lot about Habitat for Humanity by
the tee signs posted at every tee which gave fun factual trivia information about the organization like “Did you know that Habitat
for Humanity has housed over 1 million people in over 70 countries?”
Lunch was provided under a tent set up on the lawn near the Matteo‟s Restaurant side of the course - compliments of Tommy Bahama‟s Restaurant. The staff cooked chicken, burgers, and hot
dogs on site and served it up with old fashioned Maui potato
chips, salad, and cold drinks. The day ended with an awards banquet dinner at the restaurant combined with a live auction hosted
by the late “Uncle Boy” Kanae of KPOA radio station. A silent
auction was held packed full of prizes including inter-island travel
aboard the Hawaii Superferry, rounds of golf at the Makena Golf
Course, dinner for two at the Hakone Restaurant in the Maui
Prince Hotel, a VIP Menu Sampling at the Sansei Seafood Restaurant, Gift Certificates from Haliimaile General Store, Ruth‟s
Chris Steak House, Leilani‟s On The Beach, and more with the
smooth sounds of „Nuf Sed‟ wafting through the air. Congratulations to the winners. All in all, it was a great time and brought in
over $45,000.00 to benefit Habitat for Humanity Maui. We can‟t
say thank you enough to General Manager Beau Moore and his
team at Tommy Bahamas—Great Job!
Kahu Kapahulehua’s hula halau
opens with a Blessing on the Course.
One of the grand prizes was a 2008
Harley Davidson Motorcycle.
The golfers head out to the course to
enjoy the day’s event.
Habitat for Humanity trivia signs were
posted at each tee to educate players
Check-out our website
for updates at:
www.habitat-maui.org
Golfers played to win the grand prize: a 2008 BMW X3
3.0si
Mixologists came from off-island to man the bar
complete with Tommy Bahama Ice sculpture.
Tommy chef cooks up a delicious
lunch
The Habitat for Humanity Restore continues to strive to meet it‟s
goals which involve stewardship of resources, reducing landfill
costs, providing inexpensive materials for home improvement,
and serving as a financial partner in construction by providing
usable materials and sustainable income for expansion. In
2008, Habitat‟s Restore had served over 13,000 customers at its
Market Street site helping people to make inexpensive home improvements to raise their property value. The ReStore has kept
more than 200 tons of building supplies and materials out of our
landfill. In collaborating with various stores and retail outlets on
the island, the ReStore is able to expand its stock of new items
to offer at fifty-percent off retail. Individuals, businesses, and
organizations are availed the opportunity to participate in community service by volunteering to come in and help stock
shelves, price items, and keep the ReStore clean and tidy.
In partnership with the County of Maui‟s Recycling program the
ReStore receives individuals and groups on a „Tour de Trash‟
every first Wednesday of the month which educates in ways to
participate in recycling and reducing filling up the landfill.
If you and/or your group are interested in volunteering at the ReStore, please call 986-8050. Donations may be made payable
to Habitat for Humanity Maui and mailed to P.O. Box 5034,
Kahului, HI 96733 or visit our website at www.habitat-maui.org
to make a donation online. Thank you for supporting our mission of “Building Houses—Building Hope”.
Our electronics recycling—called E-cycling—is located at
970 Lower Main Street in Wailuku. This is on the west side
of the street, between the KOA Club and TLC Automotive
Care. Our container is positioned right at the corner of Lower
Main Street and Mamo Place. We have signs announcing our
service hanging on the width and length of the 40-foot container. We are open every Tuesday and Saturday from
9am—1pm. Anyone with a large load of equipment is asked
to call our Hotline at 573-4018 to let us know you are coming.
Please bring labor and off-load your own vehicle. Properly
disposing of your electronic equipment at E-cycling is a key
way to prevent heavy metals and other poisons from leeching
into our groundwater.
The ReStore receives individuals and groups
on the County of Maui’s Recycling program’s
„Tour de Trash‟.
Special Education students from Maui High
School lend a helping hand at the ReStore sorting products and cleaning with the help of their
Educational Assistants.
A group of volunteers from Kihei Charter
School helped to clean and organize the ReStore.
L to R: Darryl Banks, Vice President of Development for Betsill Bros. Construction and
Dwayne Betsill, Co-Owner of Betsill Bros.
Construction pose with Sherri Dodson, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity
Maui while receiving the Community Business Award
Habitat for Humanity
Maui would like to thank
its outgoing Board of Directors: Charlie Goh
who has resigned and
Betsill Brothers Construction Company was
the recipient of the
Community Business
Award at the 2008 Legislat ive
Luncheon
hosted by the Maui
Non-Profit Director‟s
Association which was
held at the Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapu. Betsill Bros. has
been a loyal supporter
of Habitat for Humanity
for the past six years
donating time and labor
relocated to California,
Jan
Anderson-Pung
who completed her term
as Board Secretary, and
Dawn Hall who com-
towards the construction of Habitat homes.
They were presented
with a plaque that emphasized community
service
by
Sherri
Dodson, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity Maui at the
Luncheon.
Among others who
were recognized was
Ray Henderson of
Ohana Makamae, a
non-profit organization
helping the elderly in
pleted her term as Director. New Board of Directors are Jack Fisher, a
Real Estate Broker for
Maui Real Estate, Char-
Hana. He was presented with a life-sized
Koa O‟o as well as a
miniature sized one for
being voted as the
“Non-Profit Executive
Director of the Year
Humanitarian Award”.
The new Executive
Committee members
are:
Pres. Susie Theiman,
Vice Pres. Richard
Yust,
Sec.
Keith
Wilter, and Treas.
Sherri Dodson.
lene Ka’uhane, Owner
of Ka‟uhane Communications, and Deborah
Wright, attorney.
Front L-R: Sherri Dodson, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity Maui; Jan Anderson-Pung, Secretary; Clarice
Holmes, Director; Meilee Wong, Director; Giovanni Rosati, President; Back L-R: John Jaskula, Director; Dean Duque, Treasurer; Mark Moser, Vice President; Kahu Kalani Wong, Director; Alan Sakuma, Director; Bud Pikrone, Director. Missing: Darryl Banks, Director; Mike Takamatsu, Director, Gwen Hiraga, Director; Charlie Goh, Director;
and Dawn Hall, Director. (Photo was taken at the 2008 Board of Director’s Retreat at Grand Wailea Resort.)
Habitat partner families Kahilihiwa Kipapa, Mattie
Kaeo, Ewalani Shim, and Irene Neal help to wrap
gifts during the Christmas Holiday Fundraiser
Event at the Queen Kaahumanu Shopping Center.
Mahalo!
Habitat‟s
faithful
partner families respond to the call to
help wrap gifts as a
fundraiser event at
the Queen Kaahumanu Shopping
Center during the
Christmas Holidays.
Whether it be explaining about how
the program works,
testifying about how
their
partnership
with Habitat has
helped
improve
their lives, dancing
hula, or wrapping
gifts, our dear Kupuna homeowners
can
always
be
counted on to lend
a helping hand at
Habitat‟s
various
events. Other partner families and
volunteers
who
helped to wrap gifts
included:
Kehau
Kaleiohi and her
daughter
Moani
Snell, Mary Ellen
Farias, Ruth Kan
Hai, Melanie Pali,
Patti
Paranada,
Rob
&
Linda
Habitat for Humanity has
received a generous donation of office furniture from
volunteer Annette Scognamillo at St. Rita‟s
Church whose dad happens to be Hans Riecke,
retired architect and founder of Riecke, Sunnland,
Kono Architects. He designed and owns the architectural building located
on the corner of Alamaha Street and Wakea Avenue in the Kahului Industrial Park. The firm has moved to another site and has
decided to rent out the space to the Child and Family Services.
They were not able to make use of the extensive built-in furniture
units so Annette, a volunteer/lunch sponsor for Habitat for Humanity, decided to offer it to Habitat which happened to be looking at a
furniture purchase for its new Wailuku site. Mahalo to Annette
and her dad Mr. Hans Riecke for the much needed donation.
Haskins,
Peggy
Temple and the Kihei Charter Stem
Academy,
Kahu
Kalani Wong and
Kamehameha
School
students,
Beth Shultz, Malissa
Matsumura,
Kandace McKenzie,
and Linda Briske.
Mahalo to Lisa
Paulson
and
Leighanna Edwards
of Queen Kaahumanu SC and all
those who gave at
the event!
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“Building houses - Building lives”
We’re on the web:
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You could become a crucial part of the construction of a Habitat home without even pounding a single nail by becoming a member of Habitat for Humanity
Maui’s Carpenter’s Club. Pledge to donate monthly, quarterly, or yearly for a minimum of one year and you will be helping Habitat for Humanity Maui to fulfill its
mission of providing decent, affordable homes for deserving families. Support for our homes come from many different people in our community. Some swing a
hammer, some encourage our volunteers, some provide the financial resources to make it all possible.
$15 a month could buy two movie tickets a month
. . or a front door and three boxes of nails over a year’s time!
$25 a month could buy a nice dinner out each month
. . . or a bath/shower enclosure and a sink in a year!
Your continuing gift of at least $15.00, combined with the gifts of other Carpenter Club members will provide a decent, affordable place to live for a family
needing our partnership. As a Carpenter Club member, 100% of your donation will be used toward defraying the costs associated with building a new home for a
deserving family. This is an easy way YOU can be an integral, ongoing part of our ministry. Carpenter Club members will receive Habitat for Humanity Maui’s newsletter and are invited to home dedications and other special events.
Habitat for Humanity Maui’s
Carpenter’s Club
Levels of Giving:
House “Hale” Builder: $15-$50
Local “Kamaaina” Builder: $51-$250
Friend “Hoa Aloha” Builder: $251-$500
Family “Ohana” Builder: $501-$5000
Chief/Master “Alii” Builder: $5001-Up
“Building Houses . . .
Building Lives”
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and return it to us:
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