MidWeek Windward - Nov 16, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16, 2022
LOTS OF CLASS
A Kalāheo High School educational assistant is honored by the state DOE. SEE PAGE 2
GO WITH THE FLOW
Area state lawmaker seeks restoration of waterways in Kailua. SEE PAGE 7
Waimānalo Woman Leads Nonprofit
A PUBLICATION OF
AN EDITION OF
New CEO of Honolulu Habitat for Humanity TJ Joseph
(left) hands over the keys in Waimānalo to celebrate the homecoming of William “Uncle Wili” and Cheryl Gramberg. The Grambergs are Habitat’s 90th homeowners on O‘ahu, and they surprised guests with a vow renewal, marking a new chapter for them as homeowners and as husband and wife.
PHOTO COURTESY HONOLULU HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
LBY STEPHANIE LOPES
ast month, TJ Joseph was named CEO of Honolulu Habitat for Humanity — a difficult role to fill when more than
24,000 families in Hawai‘i lack safe, durable shelter they can afford, according to the non- profit’s recently released strategic plan.
Joseph knows firsthand that “keys to a new home are keys to a new future,” she says, and she has the experience, innovative mindset and fortitude to make the dream of homeown- ership a reality for more families.
In 2006, Joseph was selected off the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands list for land in a new Waimānalo subdivision. That same year, to save money for the home build, she eloped with her now-husband Levi.
The elation of being recently married and receiving land quickly dissipated when Jo- seph was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Any money they had to build a home was spent on medical bills and caring for their son. After a year, Joseph was miraculously in remission.
Then, an even bigger miracle happened: Jo- seph and her husband had three more children SEE PAGE 4
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