Grantee of the month: Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation

A place to call their own

From North Hawaii News, Thursday, March 17, 2011
By Cynthia Sweeney

Amy Secuya may have summed it up best.

“When you have a dream, you want to go after it,” she said.

For Amy and her husband Wil, that dream was to own their own home. At a time when banks are foreclosing on home mortgages at record-breaking rate, the Secuyas and almost 250 other families on the island have built their own home with the help of the Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation’s (HICDC) Mutual Self-Help Housing Program.

“It was tough, but when you commit to it, you can do it,” Amy said. Read more >>

For timelapsed videos of the Hawaii build >>
Part 1
Part 2

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