Housing Agency

County of Kaua‘i
Legal Public Notice
CDBG Application and Annual Action Plan 2025
Consolidated Plan for Program Years 2025-2030

To All Interested Agencies, Groups & Persons:

Notice is hereby given that the Kauai County Housing Agency will hold public informational workshops for those interested in applying for program year 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  Public workshops are held for the purpose of dispersing materials and related federal grant information to potential applicants.  Public workshops are scheduled for:

      Date:    October 7, 2024
     Time:   1:00 p.m. – In person
     Place:   Kapa‘a Neighborhood Center
     4491 Kou Street, Kapa‘a, 96746

      Date:    October 9, 2024
     Time:   2:00 p.m. – Virtual (Online or Phone call)
     Place:   Microsoft Teams Meeting
     Meeting ID: 284 741 763 14    Passcode: MEhxHB
     Dial In: (469) 848-0234,,720226733# United States (Toll-free)

      Date:    October 14, 2024
     Time:   10:00 a.m. – In person
     Place:   Lihue Civic Center, Moikeha Bldg., 1^st Floor, Meeting Room 3
    4444 Rice Street, Lihue, 96766

      Date:    October 16, 2024
      Time:   3:00 p.m. – In person
      Place:   Waimea Neighborhood Center
      4556 Makeke Road, Waimea, 96796

Materials and information on how to apply for CDBG funding will be available at the public informational workshops. Online applications will be available on October 4, 2024.  NO PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Deadline to submit CDBG applications online is November 12, 2024, at 4:00 p.m.

CDBG staff will provide applicants with technical assistance on matters relating to the requirements of the CDBG Program.  Technical assistance is available to prospective applicants by contacting Kerri Barros at (808) 241-4435 or email kbarros@kauai.gov.

Pursuant to 24 CFR 91, the Kauai County Housing Agency will also receive comments on the upcoming 5-year Consolidated Plan (CP) for program years 2025-2030 and Annual Action Plan (AAP) for program year 2025. The purpose of the CP and the AAP is to ensure that jurisdictions receiving federal assistance develop viable communities including decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income. The CP focuses on three areas of concern: housing, homelessness, and community development.  To receive funds made available under certain HUD programs, the County must have a housing strategy and CP that has been approved by HUD.

Interested persons are invited to attend the public workshops and provide comments.  Written comments may be mailed to 4444 Rice Street, Suite 330, Lihue, HI 96766 or emailed to kbarros@kauai.gov.  All comments will be considered in preparing the County’s CP 2025-2030 and AAP 2025.

Closed captioning services will be available for the video teleconferencing workshop. If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodations due to a disability, call 241-4444 or email housing@kauai.gov as soon as possible, preferably ten (10) days prior to the workshop date. If a response is received after that, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille or electronic copy.

By Order of the Mayor
County of Kaua‘i
Derek S. Kawakami
Mayor

(Publish Date: September 11, 2024)

NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS

August 27, 2024

Kauai County Housing Agency
4444 Rice Street, Suite 330
Lihue, Hawaii 96766

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by Kauai County Housing Agency.

On or about September 12, 2024, the County of Kauai will authorize the Kauai County Housing Agency to submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of funds for Project-Based Vouchers under Section 8(o)(13) of the Housing Act of 1937, (42 USC 1437f), as amended, to undertake a project known as Uahi Ridge Phase II located at 4534 Uahi Ridge, Lihue, Hawaii, 96766, for the purpose of funding the development of 59 residential units and one on site resident managers unit for low-income households in Kauai County, Hawaii. The total funding for the project is estimated to be Thirty-Eight Million Six Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars ($38,639,566.00) plus twenty (20) years of Fourteen (14) Project-Based Vouchers with an estimated value of Four Million Seven Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-One Dollars ($4,725,741.00). The project will serve families by providing 30 one bedroom, 14 two bedroom and 15 three-bedroom units earning below 60% Area Median Income. Accessible units will be made available to those with mobility and sensory impairments. With fourteen units approved for project-based vouchers, the project will expand its reach to families earning less than 30% AMI.  Non-Residential improvements include an onsite management office, a community room, playground equipment and barbeque areas.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

The Kauai County Housing Agency has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment.  Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required.  Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the Kauai County Housing Agency 4444 Rice Street, Suite 330, Lihue, Hawaii 96766 and may be examined or copied weekdays 8 A.M to 4 P.M or by clicking the following links:

Uahi Ridge Phase 2 Environmental Assessment(PDF, 533KB)

(PDF, 533KB) Uahi Ridge Phase 2 Signature Page 8724(PDF, 207KB)

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Kauai County Housing Agency, 4444 Rice Street, Suite 330, Lihue, Hawaii 96766, Attention: Adam Roversi or by email at aroversi@kauai.gov. All comments received by September 11, 2024 will be considered by the Kauai County Housing Agency prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds.  Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION

The Kauai County Housing Agency certifies to HUD that Derek S.K.Kawakami in his/her capacity as Mayor consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied.  HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the Kauai County Housing Agency to use Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS

HUD will accept objections to its release of fund and the Kauai County Housing Agency’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the Kauai County Housing Agency; (b) the Kauai County Housing Agency has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality.  Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to Jesse Wu at U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public Housing, 1003 Bishop Street, Suite 2100, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96816 or by email at Jesse.Wu@hud.gov .  Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

Derek S.K Kawakami, Mayor
County of Kauai