Holomua Collective

Maui wild fire response: in response to the devastating wild fires on maui in august 2023, attempted to provide temporary housing options for people and responders impacted by the fires. Also worked with partners in the private and nonprofit sectors to launch the lahaina homeowner recovery program.

Use data to show the current state of working families in hawaii, expose trends over time, and diagnose the symptoms and root causes of our pressing affordabilitiy challenges. Work included launch of employee affordabiliity survey providing new data on how local families experience hawaii's cost of living. Provide public education about how government in hawaii impacts everyone's daily lives so that we can reduce barriers to involvement and increase civic engagement.