Hawaii

Mayor Peter Carlisle today announced the mission of the Honolulu Affordable Housing Preservation Initiative, which will help to secure the affordability of twelve of the city’s low-income rental properties.

The Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) has proposed an amendment to the state’s 5-year action plan for administering HUD’s HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program.

Several state housing finance agencies have released varying drafts of their 2011 QAPs over the past few weeks, as well as LIHTC program materials, proposed changes and other information.

The Hawaii State Legislature is considering a proposed measure that would establish a program to provide loans in lieu of low-income housing tax credits by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.

The Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Authority recently released revised administrative rules for both the low-income housing tax credit and rental housing trust fund programs.

The Hawaii Public Housing Authority is considering a proposal that would effectively dismantle the state’s oversight of public housing.

The Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism recently published its 2008 edition of the State of Hawaii Data Book.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan yesterday announced that HUD has approved requests from 26 states for over $1 billion in funding through the Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP), provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

NH&RA will continue to update the ARRA resource page below as information is made available.