Over 1,000 Maui families are in a better financial position to qualify for affordable housing this year — thanks to the program House Maui. It was created by a partnership between Maui County, Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, and the Maui Financial Opportunity Center.
To get a better understanding of how the program helped those families, The Conversation talked with Rhonda Alexander-Monkres, program manager for the Maui Financial Opportunity Center, and Michelle Kauhane, a senior vice president for the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation.
This interview aired on The Conversation on Dec. 27, 2021. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m. on HPR-1.