#Section 8
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.
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.
Nā Hale O Maui Selects Occupant for Latest Affordable Home
The two-story, four-bedroom, 2.5 bathrooms home join’s NHOM’s growing inventory of homes that will remain affordable in perpetuity and never go to market price.
Proposed HUD 2018 Fair Market Rents will Decrease
HUD’s Fair Market Rents are used to set pricing for many federally subsidized programs, including Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers.
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.
Ask the Mayor: Illinois Resident Granted Section 8 Voucher on Maui, Asks Why There’s No Inventory
“I was very excited about being able to live in paradise just to find out that there aren’t any homes or apartments available.”
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…
3-Day Window Now Open for Rent Subsidy Wait List
The Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority in accordance with Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules, will temporarily reopen the waiting list for the State Rent Supplement Program, from today through Saturday.
For 1st Time in 10 Years, Hawaiʻi’s Section 8 Wait List Opens
For the 1st time in 10 years, Hawaiʻi is opening its Section 8 waiting list for housing vouchers. It will reopen on Aug. 16, and will close at midnight on Aug. 18.
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.
Housing Choice Voucher Program Applications Available Online
The Maui Department of Housing and Human Concerns has begun accepting online applications for its Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) waitlist.
Carroll Submits Bill to Create Affordable Housing
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.
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.
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 […]
