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Public housing in Hawaiʻi serves as the final refuge for many who have nowhere else to turn. At Kawailehua Public Housing in Kōloa, this includes kūpuna on fixed incomes, disabled residents, mothers and children, immigrant families displaced by historical injustices, and people without credit, savings, or references. For these residents, Kawailehua is not a temporary stop but the last place before homelessness. Despite its critical role, Kawailehua has faced years of neglect. The absence of...

Our Elected Tenant Board Kawailehua Community Alliance The Kawailehua Tenant Board is a fully elected, resident-led governing body  established to ensure tenants have a real voice, a functional grievance process, and coordinated systems of safety, care, and accountability. This board exists because residents organized—persistently and lawfully—despite significant institutional hurdles. Today, Kawailehua stands as the only public housing community in the State of Hawaiʻi with an elected tenant...