Hawaii Public Housing Authority

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Feds: Many Public Housing Units For The Disabled Aren’t Really Accessible

By Anita Hofschneider / December 8, 2017

The Hawaii Public Housing Authority is appealing the preliminary findings of a federal investigation.

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After-School Program Helps Palolo’s Kids Find Their Way

By Courtney Teague / December 29, 2016

The Palolo Ohana Learning Center helps children overcome stereotypes and other challenges facing immigrant families

200 To Receive Rental Assistance

By Rui Kaneya / December 1, 2016

Nearly four months after opening up the waitlist for the Section 8 program, the Hawaii Public Housing Authority is ready to hand out housing vouchers.

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This Kalihi Bike Shop Is Helping Kids Learn Life Lessons

By Natanya Friedheim / November 21, 2016

A small shop provides a sanctuary for the community’s youths, including residents of nearby public housing projects.

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Mayor Wright Reconstruction Will Displace 1,500 Anxious Tenants

By Natanya Friedheim / October 20, 2016

Plans call for the public housing project to be rebuilt. Current residents have been promised interim housing and a chance to return.

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Hawaii Just Doesn’t Have Enough Public Housing For The Disabled

By Anita Hofschneider / September 12, 2016

Federal officials are investigating a complaint even though Hawaii Public Housing Authority's executive director says things have improved significantly.

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State Aims To Develop 22,500 Affordable Rental Housing Units

By Chad Blair / April 27, 2016

Hawaii House and Senate conferees agree on a measure that calls for having some apartments ready as early as January.

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Housing Advocates Hope Lawmakers Will ‘Do The Right Thing’

By Chad Blair / April 20, 2016

“With 7,000 folks living on our streets, this is not the time to be terribly budget conscious," said one of the advocates pushing for House support.

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Will Ige Get Serious About Repairing Hawaii’s Public Housing?

By Anita Hofschneider / December 8, 2015

His Department of Budget and Finance is recommending a budget request of about $31 million — six times what the governor sought last year, but far less than the total cost of fixing the state's aging public housing stock.

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Should People Evicted From Hawaii Public Housing Get A Second Chance?

By Anita Hofschneider / November 4, 2015

Currently an eviction results in a lifetime ban, but the state Housing Authority is considering changing its rules for those who fell behind on rent.

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City Council Panel Urges State to Fund Repairs for Empty Public Housing

By Anita Hofschneider / October 20, 2015

Resolutions also urged tougher enforcement of the sidewalk-nuisance law, an audit of the Section 8 rental-subsidies and faster roll-out of Housing First.

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Faster Permitting Urged for State Public Housing Work

By Anita Hofschneider / August 20, 2015

The Hawaii Public Housing Authority has been working with the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting to come up with ways to process permits more quickly.