Ho‘oulu Waiwai aims to build economic stability for individuals and families by strengthening their personal finances and helping them achieve their financial goals through education and individual coaching. Research shows that increased economic stability for families positively affects children’s academic and long-term economic outcomes.

We provide culturally relevant financial workshops, personalized one-on-one coaching, and incentivized match savings accounts to help people build family assets. Since 2014, Ho‘oulu Waiwai has helped decrease the average debt per participant by $9,690, totaling $87,214 in overall debt reduction.

Learning opportunities such as culturally relevant financial workshops, incentivized match savings accounts, and personalized one-on-one coaching, help to build family assets. Ho‘oulu Waiwai services include:

• Monthly community workshops on a variety of topics related to personal finance
• Confidential, one-hour sessions with financial coaches who help navigate through life’s financial decisions
• The Wai‘anae Financial Fitness Fair, an annual community event in April in celebration of National Financial Literacy Month
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid party
• Incentivized Match Savings Accounts for education and business start-up