As the Foundation completed its second affordable housing project for families, Puʻuʻalalā Village, led by housing development partner, Hawaiʻi Island Community Development Corporation (HICDC), the Foundation's board and staff reflected on its goals for the future related to affordable housing and agreed that it would like to continue efforts to support families with children, especially those the market does not serve well, in securing stable and affordable housing. The Foundation asked Dr. Philip Garboden, HCRC professor in Affordable Housing Economics, Policy, and Planning at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa, to lead a study team to explore the complex issues impacting affordable housing within the state and to make recommendations on possible Foundation strategies to achieve its goal.
Read the findings from the study team here:
Executive Summary
Full Report
