Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 10, 1 October 2014 — Mortgage help [ARTICLE]

Mortgage help

Hawaiian Community Assets is offering Hawai'i homeowners free hnaneial counseling and up to $30,000 in housing-assistance loans

to pay mortgage debt. The nonprofit says homeowners who have secured a loan modification with its help have reduced their mortgage payments by an average of $533 a month. Housing-assis-

tance loans are limited to those on Hawaiian Home Lands. Mortgage assistance fairs, whieh run from 1 to 9 p.m., are planned statewide as follows: •Moloka'i: Oct. 7, OHA, Kūlana

'Ōiwi #D in Kaunakakai • Kaua'i: Oct. 22, Hawaiian Community Assets, 4523 Ioane Road (white building) in Anahola; and Kekaha Enterprise Center, 7720 Ulili Road in Kekaha • Hawai'i Island: Nov. 19, Hawaiian Community Assets, 260 Kamehameha Ave. #207 in Hilo; and Kealakehe Intermediate School, 74-5062 'Onipa'a St. in Kailua-Kona • O'ahu: Dec. 17, Papakōlea Community Center, 2150 Tantalus Drive in Papakōlea; Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center, 41-425 Ilauhole St. in Waimānalo; Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, 2149 Lauwiliwili St., Suite 200 in Kapolei Registration is encouraged by calling (808) 587-7657 or toll-free 1 (866) 400-1116. Participants should bring a completed client intake packet and copies of hnaneial documents, including two months of: paystubs, bank statements, W2 forms, federal tax returns and utility bills; as well as most recent asset statements such as pension and 401(K) retirement information. For information or to request a Mortgage Assistance Fair in your community, eall the above numbers and visit hawaiiancommunity.net. The fairs, targeting communities with the highest rate of mortgage delinquency, kicked off on Maui in September.