Harnessing the Power of Storytelling
By sharing interviews with local businesses, non profit organizations, and social initiatives, we hope uplift and provide a platform to local community-builders in Hanapepe.
Kaua`i Habitat for Humanity provides opportunities for hardworking families in need on Kaua`i to build and buy their own home using its established self-help model. Through the Habitat program, homebuyers acquire the knowledge and tools to be successful, long-term homeowners and members of the community.
Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity also operates ReStore®, which sells new and used goods to raise money for the affiliate. Proceeds from ReStore® support Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity’s mission to build safe, decent, and affordable housing.
Featuring Milani Pimental
Hale Puna is a nonprofit organization that restores neglected historic sites and turns them into vibrant, sustainable tourist attractions that support local culture, local food production, local artisans, and local people seeking good jobs in rural West Kaua’i, specifically Waimea.
Hale Puna has restored the Gulick-Rowell historic house and runs the Kōke’e Lodge.
Featuring Jim Ballantine
Kumu’s Cupboard is a non-profit store where teachers and educational staff can shop for free. Located in Kukui Grove Marketplace in Lihue, they provide school supplies, office supplies, materials for art and science projects, and student incentives.
Featuring Elyse Litvack
The Kauai Community Science Center (KCSC) is a non-profit center that showcases science and technology, supported by professionals and shared with the community.
Featuring Sarah Styan
A grassroots company that works with local farmers to produce high-quality, organic food products, namely their gluten-free flours. They are committed to advancing sustainable agriculture on Kaua’i, adhering to fair trade practices and paying their farmers fair prices.
In 2020, they launched the community outreach program West Kaua’i Community Shade Houses which gives tenants both the space to start their agricultural business and a community of fellow local farmers to support them.
Featuring Emilio Ruiz-Romero