Building Our Community Center

In February 2023, our community center was destroyed by fire. While some time has passed, we still have $230,000 in insurance funds available for rebuilding.

 

Initially, we planned to construct a multi-use facility that would have included the community center and a certified kitchen, but we have to adjust our approach to ensure that the grant funds for the kitchen are utilized by the August 2026 deadline.

 

Our revised plan is to construct a standalone community center in the recently cleared area and the food hub containers will be placed on the concrete slab, where the old community center was located. The work being completed through the commercial kitchen grant will help build momentum for the long-awaited community center. Portions of the grant are directly funding shared infrastructure—grading, gravel, parking, and architect/permitting—that will serve the community center long-term and help reduce future costs.

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We are asking community members with skills in planning, construction, and public relations to please sign up to volunteer. We will also be needing help with landscaping and planting agricultural crops. Please let us know if you can help. Email: om@hawaiianacres.org. Mahalo!