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As of this week, 11 residents of the Alana Ola Pono kauhale community in Iwilei have moved into permanent homes of their own since it welcomed the first of 65 residents in November into 45 “tiny homes” of 100-square-feet each.
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The Alana Ola Pono kauhale is the newest of 21 communities that have been built around the state, with more planned in Waimanalo and Kapolei, on Middle Street and off of Nimitz Highway by Daniel K. Inouye International Airport — a total of 30 by the end of the year.

“The kauhale idea is working,” Governor Green said. “These communities are helping people get off the street and turn their lives around — and moving us toward our goal of cutting homelessness in our state in half by the end of next year."

Most kauhale are intended as semipermanent housing, with residents paying 30% of their income in rent, up to $450 per month.

Kauhale villages help homeless people get back on their feet, receive case management for their issues, including medical needs, and prepare them to move into permanent homes.

The Institute for Human Services — which also operates a men’s shelter in Iwilei — runs Ala Ola Pono for the state and plans on-site job training and encourages residents to clean up and take care of the grounds while developing a sense of community.

Emergency proclamations issued by Governor Josh Green — who opened Hawaii’s first kauhale in Kalaeloa as lieutenant governor — also lower costs by exempting kauhale from typical building restrictions.

Alana Ola Pono is the 11th homeless operation in an Iwilei complex providing various programs for homeless people with different medical, mental health, and physical health needs.

“The numbers tell the story of this success,” Institute for Human Services Executive Director Connie Mitchell said. “65 total residents served since opening, with 11 already successfully transitioning to more permanent housing… This partnership embodies Governor Green’s vision for communities that help people get back on their feet with dignity and real pathways to independence.”

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