Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 12, 1 December 2012 — BUILDING FINANCIAL FOUNDATIONS IN WAIMĀNALO [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BUILDING FINANCIAL FOUNDATIONS IN WAIMĀNALO

Hawaiian Community Assets executive director Jeff Gilbreath discussed the importance of building credit during a breakout session at the eighth annual Kupukupu Conference in Waimānalo, put on by Alu Like ine. with supportfrom OHA. The free conference took plaee Nov. 1 0 at Blanche Pope Elementary School and offered breakout sessions and informational brochures on budgeting, setting hnaneial goals, building a path to homeownership, strategies for online job searches, exploring options for business ideas and more. OHA provided a $5,000 grant for the event in alignment with its ineome Advocacy lnitiative, whieh is supporting efforts to improve beneficiaries' ability to build assets and gain hnaneial education. - Photo: LisaAsato

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