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Nareit helps Permanently Affordable Living Hawai‘i with roof

ANAHOLA — Permanently Affordable Living Hawai‘i staff members Taylor Lani, Crystal Caday-Bargayo and Ka‘iulani Kauahi had mu‘umu‘u worn on Wednesday, not only because PAL Hawai‘i was being visited by Gladys Quinto Marrone, the…

PAL Kaua‘i, KIFB deliver holiday food

KEKAHA — Permanently Affordable Living Kaua‘i and Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank partnered on Wednesday to deliver a box of holiday food to formerly houseless tenants at Kauhale O Kekaha. “We wanted to do something special for our tenants,” said PAL Kaua‘i Associate Executive…

Successful Kaua‘i nonprofit now working on first affordable housing project on Big Island

For about a year, Jim Edmonds' Kauaʻi-based nonprofit was searching for the perfect property to develop its first affordable housing project on the Big Island — and two months ago it was found in Pepeʻekeo…

Affordable housing nonprofit buys Hoku Foods building in Kapa‘a

The affordable housing nonprofit Permanently Affordable Living has bought the Hoku Building in Kapa‘a, which features 14 apartments and Hoku Foods Natural Market. The buyers consider the purchase an affordability preservation project…

Jim Edmonds Makes Kauaʻi Brighter

When REALTOR© Jim Edmonds, member of the National Association of REALTORS©, saw multi-generational, local families leaving their ancestral home on Kauaʻi due to skyrocketing real estate prices and rent, he knew his professional expertise could help…

Lives Re-Rooted

Hawaii’s westernmost island of Kaua’i is best known as an idyllic vacation destination, a beautiful getaway for relaxation and rejuvenation. For many locals, the story is entirely different. Kaua’i is struggling with a severe housing shortage that is forcing native Hawaiians to leave the island permanently…

PAL Kauaʻi Founder Earns National Award

Jim Edmonds of Kaua‘i Permanently Affordable Living and Emerald Isle Properties has been named one of the National Association of Realtors Good Neighbor Award winners for founding PAL Kaua‘i in an effort at keeping the island’s workforce from leaving and making housing available and affordable to residents...

Not Enough Homes in Paradise

Hawaii’s westernmost island of Kaua’i is best known as an idyllic vacation destination, a beautiful getaway for relaxation and rejuvenation. For many locals, the story is entirely different. Kaua’i is struggling with a severe housing shortage that is forcing native Hawaiians to leave the island permanently...