The senior producer of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," revealed the identity of the family, headed by Theresa "Momi" Akana, at a news conference today.

The Akana family lives at 3030 Kalihi St. Their home is scheduled to become the 100th build of the hit reality series, and will be featured on the TV show's two-hour season premiere in September.

The family of six received the trademark "door knock" from TV host and pitch man Ty Pennington at 9:45 a.m. Family members are now headed to the Mainland for a family vacation.

Brookfield Homes Hawai'i and hundreds of volunteers from local companies are set to begin construction late tomorrow night.

Construction will last for seven days, with crews working around the clock to finish the house in 106 hours before the family returns June 13. Mayor Mufi Hannemann worked with producers to help expedite the building permit process, and the city waived certain fees.

Eleven years ago Akana started the nonprofit organization Keiki O Ka Aina Family Learning Center to provide free educational support for Native Hawaiian families. At the time, the single mom and her three children were on welfare. Akana used her food stamps to buy snacks for the center, producers said.

Major floods in October 2004 washed away most of the Akana house foundation, leaving only a few pillars for support. The family tried to make repairs, but financial constraints and the family's lack of building expertise hobbled their ability to make significant improvements.

Akana feared that the rest of their house would soon collapse into the Kalihi Stream, so she appealed to ABC for help. The Akana family, in the running with four other local families, won according to the show's senior producer because they exemplified aloha spirit with their dedication in helping more than 9,000 families in the past decade.

The family includes Momi Akana, her husband Ben, 14-year-old Keahi, 12-year-old Kuulei, 8-year-old Maka and their newest addition, two-month old Poli.