Tag: kauai housing development

Hawaii continues to grapple with its housing crisis. Hawaii’s Hale Kamaaina Mortgage Program is a state-based initiative to connect first-time home buyers with cut-rate mortgages. And this year, it made an extra $3,000 available to its first 35 buyers. Hale Kamaaina offers first-time Hawaii home purchasers: The funding comes from tax-exempt mortgage bonds. Hawaii administers…