#housing voucher maui

An additional $14.2 million will be allocated to Hawaiʻi under the American Rescue Plan to provide emergency housing vouchers for over 700 people and families who are experiencing or at risk of becoming homeless.

The county has lost over $1.4 million in Section 8 funds over the last year and a half, and has the potential to lose nearly $3 million in federal funding if something is not done soon, said council member Robert Carroll.

The Housing Choice Voucher Program provides tenant-based assistance, in the form of a voucher, to low-income families, elderly, and persons with disabilities for rental units chosen by the tenant in the private market.