Naʻe fakahā ʻe he Polokalama Fakaakeake ʻa e Kau Maʻu ʻApi ʻi Lahaina ʻi he ʻaho ni te nau ʻoatu ha ngaahi savea ʻo e ngaahi konga kelekele ʻoku ʻikai ha totongi ki he kau maʻu ʻapi ʻi Lahaina naʻa nau nofo ʻi honau ʻapí kimuʻa ʻi he vela ʻo e vaotā ʻi Maui ʻi he ʻaho 8 ʻo ʻAokosi 2023. Naʻe foaki ʻa e paʻanga ki he ngaahi savea ʻo e ngaahi konga kelekelé ʻo fakafou ʻi ha paʻanga tokoni ʻe $3 miliona ki he No ʻa e Kakai ʻo Hauaiʻí (HCL) mei he Paʻanga Maʻu ʻa Maui Strong ʻa e Kautaha ʻa e Kakai ʻo Hauaiʻí (HCF).

Fakatatau ki he HCL, ko e kautaha naʻa nau tokangaʻi ʻa e polokalamá, naʻe nofo ʻa e kau maʻu ʻapi ʻe toko 781 ʻi honau ngaahi ʻapí kimuʻa pea toki hoko ʻa e afí. Meimei ko kinautolu kotoa te nau fiema'u ha savea ke fokotu'u 'a e ngaahi laine 'o e koloa ke toe langa pe fakatau atu.  

“ʻOku lahi fau e ngaahi fakamole kimuʻa ʻoku fie maʻu ʻe heʻemau kau maʻu ʻapi ʻi Lahaina ke kamata pē ʻa e langá,” ko e lau ia ʻa Maria Linz, ko e pule polokalama ʻo e HCL mo e tokotaha nofo ʻi Lahaina. “Ko hono siʻisiʻi tahá, te nau fie maʻu ha ngaahi savea, ngaahi palani mo ha ngaahi ngofua, ʻa ia ʻe lava ke fakamole ʻe he fāmili takitaha ha paʻanga ʻe laui hongofulu afe. Na‘e ‘ikai ke fu‘u malu‘i ‘a e kau ma‘u ‘api tokolahi pea ‘oku ‘ikai ke nau ma‘u ha pa‘anga fe‘unga ke toe langa, tukukehe ange ‘a e ngaahi fakamole ki mu‘a ‘oku fiema‘u ke mavahe mei he matapaá.”  

Naʻe toki fakafeʻiloaki ʻa e HCL ki ha fāmili naʻa nau totongi ʻa e $5,600 ki ha savea; ka naʻe teʻeki ke mateuteu ʻae talotalo. Koeʻuhí naʻe toho ha ngaahi pine ke fakakakato ʻaki e ngāue koloa naʻe kei fakataimitēpileʻí, kuo pau ke maʻu ʻe he fāmilí ha savea foʻou he taimí ni. Me'a lelei, fakafeta'i ki he poupou 'oku ma'u mei he HCF mo e Polokalama Fakaakeake 'a e Kau Ma'u 'Api 'i Lahaina, 'e 'ikai ke nau totongi ia. ‘I he ‘osi ‘a e pa’anga fo’ou ko ‘eni, ‘e fakahaofi ai ‘e he kau ma’u ‘api ‘i Lahaina ‘a e fakafuofua ki he $4.5 miliona ‘i he ngaahi fakamole ki he savea ‘o e ngaahi konga kelekele.  

“Ko ʻemau taumuʻá ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku lava ʻe he kau maʻu ʻapi kotoa pē ʻoku taau ke maʻu ʻa e maʻuʻanga tokoni ko ʻení ʻo ʻikai ke nau hohaʻa ki he fakamolé,” ko Linz ia. “ʻOku mau fakalotolahiʻi atu ʻa e kau maʻu ʻapi kotoa pē ʻi Lahaina naʻa nau nofo ʻi honau ngaahi ʻapí kimuʻa ʻi he velá ke nau lesisita ki he Polokalama Fakaakeake ʻa e Kau Maʻu ʻApi ʻi Lahaina, pea fakalotolahiʻi homou kaungāʻapí ke nau lesisita foki!”

Ko e founga eni ke ma'u ai ho'o savea lot ta'etotongi:
1) Lesisita ki he Polokalama Fakaakeake 'a e Kau Ma'u 'Api 'i Lahaina 'i he https://hawaiicommunitylending.com/mauirelief/  

2) Fakalotolahi'i ho kaunga'api ke nau lesisita ki he Polokalama Fakaakeake 'a e Kau Ma'u 'Api 'o Lahaina! Kuo pau ke kole ha kaungāʻapi kehe ʻe toko hiva kimuʻa pea toki lava ʻo fakahoko ʻa e saveá.

Koe’uhi ke si’isi’i ‘a e ngaahi fakamole pea ke fakakakato lelei ‘a e ngaahi savea, ‘e aleapau ‘a e HCL mo e kau savea kelekele ke fakahoko ha savea kakato ‘o e ngaahi ‘api ‘e 8-10 ‘oku nau semi-contiguous ‘i he taimi ‘e taha. Ko hoʻo toki kole pē, ʻe fokotuʻu koe ʻi ha lisi tatali kae ʻoua kuo lesisita foki ha kau maʻu ʻapi feʻunga ʻoku nau ʻātakaiʻi hoʻo koloá.  

Ko e fakalotolahi 'oku tanaki atu, ki he tokotaha kotoa pe 'oku 'a'ana 'a e 'api 'oku ne lisi koe ko 'enau referral, te ke ma'u 'a e $100 'i he ngaahi kaati me'a'ofa 'a e Foodland pe Safeway (lolotonga 'oku kei 'i ai 'a e ngaahi me'a). Kuo pau ke ke lesisita ʻi he Polokalama Fakaakeake ʻa e Kau Maʻu ʻApí ʻi Lahaina ke ke lava ʻo maʻu ʻa e ngaahi kaati meʻaʻofá.

“Ko ha ongoongo lelei ʻeni ki he kau maʻu ʻapi ʻi Lahaina, pea ʻoku mau mahalo ʻa e Paʻanga Tokoni Mālohi ʻa Maui ʻa e Kautaha Fakakomiuniti ʻo Hauaiʻi ʻi hono ʻiloʻi ʻo e fie maʻu vivili ko ʻení,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Talēkita Pule ʻo e HCL ko Jeff Gilbreath. “ʻOku mahuʻinga ke fou ʻa e kau maʻu ʻapí ʻi he founga ʻo e toe langa ʻi he hokohoko totonú, pe ʻe lava ke mole ʻenau paʻanga, taimi mo e ivi ʻe lauiafe. Ko e sitepu uesia lahi taha ʻoku fie maʻu ke fai ʻe he kau maʻu ʻapí he taimí ni ko hono fai ha savea fakalūkufua ʻo e konga kelekelé, pea ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ʻe he polokalamá ni ʻa e fie maʻu ko iá.”

Fekau’aki mo e Kautaha Fakakolo ‘a Hauai’i: Ko e visone ‘a e Kautaha Fakakolo ‘a Hauai’i (HCF) ke fa’u ha Hauai’i ‘oku totonu mo mo’ui ‘a ia ‘oku tupulaki ai hotau ngaahi komiuniti kotoa pe ‘o e ‘Otu Motu. ʻI heʻemau hisitōlia ʻoku laka hake ʻi he taʻu ʻe 107, ʻemau taukei falalaʻanga, mo e poupou nima-homo ʻa e kau foakí, ʻoku mau ngāue ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e ngaahi tupuʻanga ʻo e ngaahi pole faingataʻa taha ʻo homau siteití, kau ai hono fakalahi ʻo e maʻuʻanga fale ʻoku ala maʻú, tauhi ʻa e ngaahi maʻuʻanga vai maʻá, mo fakapapauʻi ʻa e fakalakalaka moʻui lelei ʻa e fānau ʻa Hauaiʻí. ʻOku ngāue ʻa e HCF ʻi he ngaahi komiunitī ʻi he kotoa ʻo Hauaiʻi, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻōfisi mo e kau ngāue ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he siteiti kotoa. Ki ha fakamatala lahi ange fekauʻaki mo e HCF, kātaki ʻo ʻaʻahi ki he hawaiicommunityfoundation.org pea muimui ki heʻemau ngaahi mītia fakasōsiale ʻi he Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn mo e YouTube.

Fekau'aki mo e No Fakakomiuniti 'a Hawai'i: Ko e HCL ko ha kautaha fakapa'anga fakalakalaka fakakomiuniti fakafonua kuo fakamo'oni'i 'e he Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga 'Amelika (CDFI), 'oku taukei 'i hono 'oatu 'o e ngaahi no ki he kau fakatau 'api, kau langa 'api mo e kau ma'u 'api, fakataha mo e tokoni fakatekinikale mo e ngaahi tokoni ke ta'ofi 'a e faka'auha mo e tuli. Ko e HCL ko e kautaha no 'o e mokesi 'oku 'ikai ke ma'u pa'anga 'i Hauai'i, 'o tokoni ki he ngaahi famili fakalotofonua mo Hauai'i ke nau folau 'i he hala ki he ma'u 'api.