Honolulu, HI

HAWAIIAN LENDING & INVESTMENTS

EIN 84-4259100

Community & Economic Development Small Business & Entrepreneurship Indigenous communities Low-income

Mission

Investing in the prosperity of communities, families, and businesses on or near Hawaiian Home Lands.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About HAWAIIAN LENDING & INVESTMENTS

Hawaiian Lending & Investments (HLI) is a Native Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) founded by the Sovereign Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations to increase access to capital for Native Hawaiians and other underserved households on or near Hawaiian Home Lands. It was established in 2020 and operates statewide across the Hawaiian Home Lands, providing loans, pass-through grants, housing counseling, and financial education.

HLI provides consumer, home improvement and retention, mortgage support, homestead beneficiary association (HBA), agricultural (farm & ranch), and clean-energy lending, together with financial assessment and technical assistance. The organization is governed by a statewide board with representation from multiple islands and maintains physical offices and satellite access to serve Oʻahu, Kauaʻi, Maui/Molokaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island.

In recent years HLI achieved U.S. Treasury CDFI certification (2024), expanded its capital base and program plans (including equity capital and state support for a Clean Energy Community Impact Project), and shows growing scale on its Form 990 filings (2024 revenue and asset growth consistent with expanding lending and program delivery).

Notable achievements

U.S. Treasury CDFI certification (2024)

Achieved formal certification as a Community Development Financial Institution in 2024 and, as part of that period, secured new equity capital to expand lending and program operations.

State Act 310 Clean Energy award (2025)

Awarded state nonprofit emergency funding to operate a Clean Energy Community Impact Project that will deploy capital and grants for energy-efficiency and photovoltaic projects for low- and moderate-income households across Hawaiian Home Lands.

Native CDFI Seed Capital Award (2023)

Recipient of a 2023 Native CDFI Seed Capital Award to develop products and services supporting food-sovereignty and agricultural capacity for Native Hawaiian farmers and ranchers on trust lands.

At a glance

Total assets: $3.7M
Annual revenue: $1.4M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 84-4259100
Location: Honolulu, HI
Website: hawaiianhomesteads.org/about-hli
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development certified Housing Counseling Agency dedicated to families on Hawaiian Home Lands.

Recipient of Opportunity Finance Network / Oweesta Native CDFI recognition (Seed Capital Award, 2023) for its food-sovereignty strategy.

Award recipient and participant in multiple CDFI Fund programs and allocations (including Native Initiatives / technical assistance awards and other state/CDFI Fund recognitions supporting capacity and pass-through lending).

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