BETTER BLOCK HAWAII

THE MISSION OF BETTER BLOCK HAWAII IS TO BUILD BETTER, MORE EQUITABLE, NEIGHBORHOODS IN HAWAII, "BLOCK BY BLOCK AND AT THE INVITATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS. FOLLOWING OTHER BETTER BLOCK ORGANIZATIONS ACCROSS THE COUNTRY, BETTER BLOCK HAWAII 1) HELPS REALIZE "LIGHT, QUICK, CHEAP" PLACEMAKING PROJECTS IN HAWAII 2) FACILITATE, EDUCATE, PROTOTYPE, ADVOCATE, AND IMPLEMENT SHORT AND MID-TERM PROJECTS TO DEMONSTRATE URBAN IMPROVEMENTS UNIQUE TO HAWAII, AND 3) DEVELOP SMALL-SCALE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES LOW AND MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES WITH THE LONG-TERM AIM TO BUILD COMMUNITY-HELD ASSETS AND MAXIMIZE EQUITY AND INCLUSION.THROUGH ITS MISSION, BETTER BLOCK HAWAII SERVES THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF HONOLULU AND OAHU AT THE GROUND-LEVEL, THROUGH INDIVIDUAL PARTNERSHIPS, BLOCK-BY-BLOCK.