Local non profits address housing crisis with new rent to purchase program

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Buying a home can feel out of reach for many local families.

A local non profit is working to address the housing crisis one home at a time.

Chelsie Evans Enos is executive director of Hawaiian Community Assets and spoke to us about information about a new rent to own program.

Ua Hale Aela empowers families through a rent-with-option-to-purchase program.

Their goal is to turn home renters into homeowners in two years or less.

HCA acquires a unit for a local family to rent. They continue to work with the family to secure their finances to purchase the unit.

In addition to upcoming units in Hilo, they also have a selection of one- two- and three-bedroom units available on Maui that are listed are evaluating opportunities on Kauai.

Each unit that HCA purch