Fellows mentioned in this story: Cameron Nekota, Cohort V

From Honolulu Star-Advertiser:

The First Hawaiian Bank Foundation said it will donate $250,000 to Pu‘uhonua O Wai‘anae, an organized houseless community near the Wai‘anae Small Boat Harbor.

The donation will help develop a 20-acre property in Wai‘anae Valley, purchased by the community in 2020, and build affordable housing for its residents.

The development broke ground Saturday on its first cluster of homes.

“To see how that community has grown and what they’ve built there was really inspiring for all of us here at First Hawaiian Bank,” said Cameron Nekota, president of the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation. “We really wanted to be supportive of that model, and certainly what they’re doing to create more permanence to that community.”

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