Jill Tokuda (D-HI02)

  • Appropriations Staffer: Nick Luna
  • nick.luna@mail.house.gov
  • DC Phone: 202-225-4906
  • Last updated: 02/25/2026

Impact in the District

Between 2005 and 2023, there was $430.7 million in total lending from CDFI Fund award recipients, including $318.7 million in housing development and mortgage lending, $68 million in consumer lending, with the balance going to other activities. For more impact data, check out the CDFI Advocacy App over at CDFI Friendly America.

Stories from the District
CNHA Loan Fund
  • Statewide,
  • Hawaii
  • Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
In FY 2022, the Loan Fund delivered a total of 36 (new) loans for a combined dollar amount of $3,415,141. This lending activity is comprised of the following loan products: Small Business, Home Construction & Repair, and Debt Consolidation loans.
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Flattening the impact – How RCAC’s RELieF program helped sustain a freelance journalist during the pandemic
  • North Kohala,
  • Hawaii
  • Rural Community Assistance Corporation
Hawaii-based advocacy journalist Libby Leonard was leaning into her new career as a freelancer until the pandemic abruptly derailed her career, her finances, and seemingly her entire life.
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Hawaii Community Reinvestment Corporation Impact
  • Hawaii
  • Hawaii Community Reinvestment Corporation
Founded in 1990, the Hawaii Community Reinvestment Corporation (HCRC) started as a group of banks working together to support local communities.
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Hawaiian Community Assets
  • Hilo and Līhuʻe,
  • Hawaii
  • Rural Community Assistance Corporation
Hawaiian Community Assets, Inc. (HCA) is a certified U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing counseling agency and financial education provider that aims to assist low- and moderate-income residents, especially Native Hawaiians, to achieve economic self-sufficiency. In addition to housing counseling and financial education services, HCA operates a Native Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) to enhance Native Hawaiians’ access to capital. The Wells Fargo Keeping People Housed initiative channels grant funding to HCA via Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC), a national housing counseling intermediary.
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Kaua‘i’s Habitat for Humanity Outbuilds Other Habitats in Hawai‘i. Here’s How They Do It.
  • Kaua‘i,
  • Hawaii
  • Hawaii Habitat for Humanity Association
Four years ago, Hanapēpē resident Ashley Conner thought homeownership was out of reach. She had lived on the Garden Island for most of her life and worked three jobs to afford rent on the 600-square-foot studio she shared with her two sons.
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KūHana Accelerator
  • Kapolei,
  • Hawaii
  • Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
KūHana – an ʻōiwi business accelerator. Our business accelerator guides you through a clear process: with your past operational and sales insights, you can outline the strategies to grow/scale your business, outline costs to implement, and project financial returns. By the end, you’ll have a solid business plan ready to present to the bank!
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CDFIs with Branches in the District
Hawaii Community Lending Inc
  • Headquarters
  • , Waimanalo
HAWAII FIRST FCU
  • Hilo Branch
  • , Hilo
HAWAII FIRST FCU
  • Headquarters
  • , Kamuela
Hawaiian Lending & Investments
  • , Anahola
KAUAI FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
  • Kalukalu - Branch Kapaa
  • , Kapaa
KAUAI FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
  • Kilauea Branch
  • , Kilauea
KAUAI FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
  • Headquarters
  • , Lihue
Lei Hoolaha
  • Headquarters
  • , Kamuela
Molokai Community Federal Credit Union
  • FHH Branch, Molokai Community FCU - DR
  • , Hoolehua
Molokai Community Federal Credit Union
  • Headquarters
  • , Kaunakakai

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