About Town 06-20-19

Pamela Wilson (center) of American Assets Trust, representing the Nareit Foundation, presents a $100,000 check to Paul Marx, president and CEO of the Affordable Housing and Economic Development Foundation. Also pictured are Makani Maeva of the Ahe Group (left), Monika Rossen, vice president of development for the Affordable Housing and Economic Development Foundation (second from right), and Scott Settle, board member of the Affordable Housing and Economic Development Foundation (far right). (Courtesy photo/TheReitWayHawaii)
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The REIT Way donates to Nani O Puna

A much-needed renovation of the Nani O Puna affordable housing community on Big Island received a boost today with a $100,000 donation from the Nareit Foundation’s REIT Way Hawaii Community Giving Campaign to the Affordable Housing and Economic Development Foundation (AHED).

The program provides affordable rental housing to farm workers, seniors and low-income residents in Pahoa and is comprised of 32 one-, two- and three-bedroom homes in eight buildings on a 4-acre site. The renovation work is scheduled to begin this November and is targeted for completion in May 2020.

For more information about REITs in Hawaii and the REIT Way Hawaii Community Giving Campaign, visit https://www.thereitwayhawaii.com.