It’s so very, very hard to understand how the City and County of Honolulu has managed to lose more than $2 million in federal low-income housing funds and has put another $7.5 million for assistance programs at serious risk. How do you do that in the midst of the most crushing homelessness crisis Oahu has … More Unfathomable city bungling costs millions for housing, puts services at risk
In the midst of Honolulu’s devastating homelessness crisis, the city government is poorly managing a housing subsidy program for the needy and failing to reach out to landlords to make more affordable rental housing available, according to a new audit. The Civil Beat website has a good report on the audit. Some excerpts: “The audit … More City bungling housing assistance program
Get ’em while they’re hot. Or at least being prepped. This Tuesday, August 16, the State of Hawaii will open up its waiting list for Section 8 subsidized housing for the first time in ten years. Applications will be accepted for three days only. The state expects to receive roughly about 12,000 applications in those three … More Hawaii to open rent voucher wait list
Honolulu Homeless Crisis 