Providing resources, employment and housing for homeless families with children on the west side of O'ahu since 1989.
Our mission is to provide assistance for families in need so that they may become self-sufficient and attain permanent housing.
We currently maintain 48 modern housing units at Ohana Ola o Kahumana in Lualualei Valley where we strive to create a nurturing environment for families to grow in.
HELPING FAMILIES OVERCOME BARRIERS
"We work one-on-one with families to tackle their substance abuse, mental health, education and legal problems head-on. We pound the pavement to get them housing as soon as possible. This is a place for families to heal, nurtured in the heart of Lualualei Valley." - Summer, Housing Director
TRANSITIONAL JOBS
We partner with Kahumana's six social ventures to provide inter-company entry level jobs that create pathways to permanent employment while training our residents in soft skills.
Kahumana Organic Farms - farming
Kahumana Cafe - cafe service
Kahumana Retreats - cleaning
Kahumana Kitchen - kitchen staff
86-704 Lualualei Homestead Rd, Waianae, HI 96792
WHO WE SERVE
Our residents are referred to us through the State Coordinated Entry System based upon unit availability.
CONTACT US
Kahumana is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization established 1974
as Alternative Structures International.
86-660 Lualualei Homestead Rd. Wai'anae, HI 96792