#Section 8 Housing
Housing bills vie for state lawmakers’ attention
With a bill introduction deadline looming on Thursday, state lawmakers already have nearly 150 measures to consider as ways to address Hawaii’s dire housing shortage, a problem even more acute on Maui after the August 2023 wildfires destroyed thousands of homes.
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher accommodations available for families displaced by Lahaina and Kula fires
Families who currently have a federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher with the County of Maui and who have been displaced by the Lahaina and Kula fires will not lose their housing assistance.
Maui County waitlist reopening for Section 8 rent subsidy program
The County of Maui is reopening its waitlist for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program that provides rental assistance to eligible low-income households with federal funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
$1.8 Million Headed To Hawai‘i To Help Renters Who Lost Income Due To Pandemic
US Senator Brian Schatz of Hawai‘i announced that Hawai‘i will receive $1,820,264 in federal funding to support the Housing Choice Voucher program. These funds will help support rental assistance programs for current voucher holders who lost their job or saw a significant reduction in income due to the pandemic.
Maui Launches Financial Opportunity Center to Help Residents Into Housing
Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino today announced a partnership with the Hawai‘i Community Foundation and Hawaiian Community Assets to launch a Financial Opportunity Center to help thousands of residents into housing.
DHHC Housing Division Moving to New Wailuku Location
The county Department of Housing and Human Concerns, Housing Division, is relocating from 35 Lunalilo St. to 2065 Main St., Suite 108, Wailuku.
Third Annual Landlord Summit Aims to Help Renters Find Affordable Housing
The Realtors Association of Maui is sponsoring the third annual Maui County Landlord Summit on Wednesday, July 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Maui Beach Hotel in Kahului.
$10K Grant Supports Disadvantaged Maui Youth at Hale Makana
In January 2016, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui opened the Hale Makana Maui Mentor Center to create an opportunity to engage local youth…
Section 8 Housing Voucher Program Topic of Mayor’s TV Show, Jan. 6
The Housing Choice Voucher program, also known as Section 8, will be the topic of the upcoming edition of Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa’s community television show.
Maui Section 8 Housing Wait List to Re-Open
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.
Mayor encourages HUD recipients to apply for federally-funded homeownership program
Mayor Charmaine Tavares Encourages HUD Recipients to Apply for Homeownership Option Program Mayor Charmaine Tavares issued a reminder today to those who receive Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Rental Assistance payments, to consider applying for the federally-funded Homeownership Option Program (HOP). Only two recipients took advantage of the program to date, which is administered by […]
COUNTY PROGRAM COULD MAKE HUD RECIPIENTS NEW HOMEOWNERS
A new county run program aims to increase home ownership for low-income families. The Homeownership Option Program (HOP) will allow Section 8 HUD rental assistance participants to apply rental housing assistance payments toward mortgage payments instead. The program is being launched by the County Department of Housing and Human Concerns. There are currently 1,360 participants […]
