#Weinberg Foundation

State housing agency approves acquisition of wildfire-demolished Front Street Apartments

The Hawaiʻi Housing Finance & Development Corp. Board of Directors approved last month a proposed public acquisition of the Front Street Apartments destroyed in the Aug. 8-9, 2023, Lahaina wildfire disaster, although there was some uncertainty about rebuilding in the burn zone.

Hawaiʻi Community Lending receives $1.5 million to help families become homeowners

Hawaiʻi Pacific Health and The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation are providing a combined $1.5 million in social-impact loans and grants to support Hawaiʻi Community Lending, a nonprofit dedicated to helping low-income households become homeowners.

Retired Judge Rhonda Loo Installs MEO Board of Directors for 2021-22

Recently retired 2nd Circuit Judge Rhonda Loo installed the 2021-22 Maui Economic Opportunity Board of Directors at its June 24 meeting, stating MEO’s mission is similar to what she envisioned when she took the bench.

Women Helping Women’s New Lānaʻi Shelter Receives Support

The new Women Helping Women’s emergency domestic violence shelter on Lānaʻi will receive support from volunteers during a service project this weekend.

Director of Older Adults Grants Departs Weinberg Foundation

Weinberg grants are focused on meeting basic needs and enhancing an individual’s ability to meet those needs with emphasis on older adults, the Jewish community, and the Weinberg’s hometown communities of Hawai‘i, Maryland and Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Draft EA submitted for Maui Lani Shopping Center

By Wendy Osher A Draft Environmental Assessment has been filed for the development of a neighborhood shopping center on nearly 13 acres of land in Kahului.  The Maui Lani Shopping Center currently has Safeway named as the proposed major tenant. Proposed access points for the site are from Maui Lani Parkway and Kaahumanu Avenue. A […]