Kauhale O Namahana
Kīlauea ✦ Kaua’i
Permanently Affordable Homeownership in Kīlauea
Kauhale O Namahana is a new neighborhood in the heart of Kīlauea designed to help local families remain rooted in the community. Its single-family homes will serve households across a range of incomes and family sizes while keeping residents close to jobs, schools, services, and everyday needs.
Property Type
Project Type
New Construction
For Sale and Leasehold
Eligibility
Units
11 houses
120% AMI and below
Eleven Homes, Two Homeownership Pathways
Kauhale O Namahana brings together PAL Hawai‘i and Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity to create 11 affordable homes within one neighborhood.
PAL is developing five homes through the Ho‘omaluhia Community Land Trust for qualified households earning up to 120% of the Area Median Income. Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity is developing six homes for households earning up to 80% AMI.
Each organization has its own eligibility requirements, application process, selection process, and homeownership model. Applying for a PAL home does not apply a household for a Habitat home.
Homes for Different Household Sizes
PAL’s five homes include:
One two-bedroom home
Two three-bedroom homes
One four-bedroom home
One five-bedroom home
This range allows the project to serve households of different sizes, including larger local families who often have few affordable homeownership options.
The homes are designed with energy- and water-efficient appliances, solar-electric systems, and electric-vehicle-ready infrastructure.
Developed in Two Phases
PAL’s five Namahana homes are being completed in two phases.
Phase 1: Units 7–9
Homes: One two-bedroom and two three-bedroom homes
Status: Nearing completion and preparing for homebuyer selection
Phase 2: Units 10–11
Homes: One four-bedroom and one five-bedroom home
Status: Under development
Building in phases allows PAL to move the first three homes into homebuyer selection while continuing work on the remaining two. Proceeds from the sale of Units 7–9 will help support the completion of Units 10 and 11.
Permanently Affordable Through HCLT
PAL’s five homes will be placed in the Ho‘omaluhia Community Land Trust.
The homebuyer purchases and owns the house, while HCLT continues to own and steward the land. Because the cost of the land is not included in the home’s purchase price, the home can be offered below the open market.
When the homeowner later sells, a resale formula allows the homeowner to build equity while helping preserve a more affordable price for the next qualified buyer. This allows each Namahana home to serve household after household over time.
Connected to Kīlauea
Kauhale O Namahana is located across from the Kīlauea Post Office and close to many of the places that shape daily life.
Within approximately half a mile are grocery stores, restaurants, a bank, a bus stop, medical services, a pharmacy, a park, and the post office. Schools, a farmers’ market, and numerous local jobs are also nearby.
Locating affordable homes near employment, transportation, education, and essential services can help reduce the time and expense required to reach everyday needs.
Interested in a PAL Home at Namahana?
Learn about HCLT eligibility, the Kaua‘i County Home Buyer List, mortgage readiness, and the steps required when a Letter of Interest period opens on PAL’s Apply for Housing page.
Help Complete the Next Two Homes
Units 10 and 11 will create permanently affordable four- and five-bedroom homeownership opportunities for larger Kaua‘i families. Community support helps PAL purchase materials and complete construction.
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