In cooperation with non-profits and small, local businesses operating in the Hawaiian Islands, Continest units were utilized to provide temporary housing for 88 families left without shelter after the wildfires.
An entire community has been built featuring Continest homes with private bathrooms, kitchens, and covered lanai’s and larger community meeting spaces. These transitional housing units are for a project commissioned by the Family Life Center Maui aid organization.
The first units of the container city in the making departed Hungary, from the MH 47th Air Base in Pápa, aboard a Boeing Globemaster III C-17 to the remote Hawaiian Island of Maui.
Family Life Center selected Continest as the provider for the main living area of the homes due to their high-quality materials, advanced safety features, and flexibility. Multiple units can be combined to create larger living spaces and each unit can be set up in 3-5 minutes. In addition to the living space, private bathrooms, kitchens, and screened lanai’s will be sourced and assembled locally.
The design features of the Ohana Hope Village installed on Maui include:
- quick and efficient installation
- comfort and safety are prioritized
- modular design, thus suitable for smaller and larger families
- maintains traditional Hawaiian family lifestyle with a common outdoor dining area and larger common space
- 100% renewable (solar) sourced energy for the village
- playgrounds, community spaces and gardens also serve the residents
- Continest not only provided the technology, but also helped with the commissioning, procurement and installation of the electrical, air conditioning and solar panel systems together with several local companies.
