Hawaiʻi Housing Finance & Development Corporation

Catholic Charities Housing Development Corporation (CCHDC) broke ground in mid-May on the 178-unit, Hale Pilina, an all-affordable rental complex in Kahului, Maui.

Located on a five-acre lot on South Pu‘unēnē Avenue, the complex will consist of two three-story buildings and two four-story buildings, offering ample space and resources to support families in need of affordable housing options on Maui.

Hale Pilina is a project of CCHDC, the development arm of Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi. The complex is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2027 and occupied by the end of that year.

Half of the planned 178 apartments will be one-bedroom units, with the other half being two-bedroom units. Apartment tenants would include qualified families earning up to 60 percent of the area median income, or AMI. Families that were affected by the Maui wildfires will be given priority for the first two years of the project.

HHFDC partnered on the project by providing it with $39.6 million in a low-interest loan from its Rental Housing Revolving Fund as well as private activity bonds made possible by the issuance of $58.8 million in Hula Mae Multi-Family (HMMF) Tax-Exempt bonds. Additionally, HHFDC authorized state and federal tax credits totaling $58.7 million – over 10 years in federal tax credits and over five years from the state.

The Maui County Affordable Housing Fund and the County HOME Fund also provided financial support.