In 2018, the University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges (UHCC) and Kauaʻi Community College (Kauaʻi CC) contracted the University of Hawaiʻi Community Design Center (UHCDC) to assess the need for student and faculty housing on the Kauaʻi CC campus, with an interest in supporting student and faculty recruitment, retention, and success. UHCC and Kauaʻi CC identified alignments with the need for Department of Education (DOE) teacher housing on Kauaʻi, which prompted outreach to bother Kauaʻi CC and DOE communities.

This study reports on outreach to both communities and gathers relevant literature, case studies, and subject matter expert input that provides island, state, and national context for this work.