Our communities

Nearly 70 years ago, the Army Air Corps entrusted the layout and design of Hickam Field, one of its newest installations, to Captain Howard B. Nurse.  This visionary young Captain set out to create a neighborhood using efficient planning. techniques of the time.  Today, significant steps are being taken to preserve Captain Nurse’s now-historic vision.

In 2005, the Air Force and Hickam Community Housing (HCH) entered into a privatization agreement that includes replacement and renovation of more than 600 residential units in Earhart Village. To date, more than 250 new homes have been completed in Phase I-2 and more than 200 units have undergone extensive renovation.

Since the Air Force and Hickam Community Housing LLC (HCH) entered into a privatization agreement to improve the quality of living standards for Hickam’s Airmen and their Families in 2005, more than 250 new homes have been constructed.

In 2007, the Air Force and Hickam Community Housing LLC (HCH) entered into the second phase privatization agreement that includes the replacement and renovation of 488 residential units in Onizuka Village.  The demolition of 142 enlisted homes signified the start of Phase II-1 new construction and by June 2009, HCH will receive 104 new FGO homes from developer Actus Lend Lease.