Housing Agency

PUBLIC NOTICE
OPENING OF THE KAUAI COUNTY HOUSING AGENCY’S
HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (SECTION 8) WAITLIST

The Kauai County Housing Agency announces it will be opening its Wait List for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8).  The Housing Choice Voucher Program provides rental assistance in the form of vouchers to low-income families and provides payments directly to landlords to offset the cost difference between tenant payments and unit rent.

To better serve applicants and to make the application process available to all, including those who are least likely to apply, the entire application process is available online at https://waitlistcheck.com/HI795 beginning on Tuesday, September 01, 2026, 12:00am (HST) until further notice. Program eligible applicants will be selected from the waiting list based on targeted funding or selection preference(s) for which they qualify, and in accordance with the PHA’s hierarchy of preferences, if applicable. Within each targeted funding or preference category, applications will be selected on a first come, first serve basis according to the time and date that pre-application is received. Only one application will be allowed per household.  There is no guarantee for eligibility or rental payment assistance after applying.

Applications will be accepted online at https://waitlistcheck.com/HI795 beginning on Tuesday, September 01, 2026 12:00AM (HST). Applications will be accepted from this time until further notice. There is no cost to apply to the Wait list. Acceptance and/or assistance are based on income verification and eligibility requirements. Maximum income levels, based on family size are as follows:

If computer access is unavailable, application may be completed utilizing our kiosk located in the lobby area of our Housing Agency. For assistance with applying to the waitlist, please call our office to schedule an appointment at least 2 days prior to your anticipated visit to the kiosk.

The County of Kauai does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, familial status, age, disability, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, or HIV status.  A person requiring special assistance to apply such as interpreters for sign language, Limited English Proficiency, or auxiliary aides is entitled to these provisions at no cost to the applicant. Requests for accommodations will be made available upon submitting a written request to the Kauai County Housing Agency. Hearing impaired persons, may call Relay Hawaii at 711 or 877-447-5990.

Please direct questions, comments or request for additional information to Jennifer Toguchi, KCHA’s HCV Program Manager at jtoguchi@kauai.gov: via phone at (808)241-4440; or by mail at 4444 Rice Street, Suite 330, Lihue, Hawaii 96766.

Adam Roversi                                                                        
Housing Director
Kauai County Housing Agency                                              

Publish Date: August 21, 2026

For release August 20, 2026

COUNTY OF KAUAI LEGAL PUBLIC NOTICE 

To All Interested Agencies, Groups & Persons:

Pursuant to 24 CFR Part 91, notice is hereby given that a draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for program year 2025 (7/1/25-6/30/26) is available for review and comment.  The CAPER is an annual review of progress made in carrying out priorities and activities for the County’s 5-year Consolidated Plan (2020-2025).  The CAPER provides an assessment of the County’s progress in meeting objectives for the federal Community Development Block Grant Program, HOME Investment Partnership Program and Housing Trust Fund Program.

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

For release July 25, 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE KAUAI COUNTY HOUSING AGENCY COUNTY OF KAUAI

Under the PBV Program, a Public Housing Authority (PHA) can allocate up to 20 percent of its voucher assistance to specific housing units if the owner agrees to either rehabilitate or construct the units, or the owner agrees to set aside a portion of the units in an existing development.  All units must meet HUD housing quality standards.  Under the PBV Program, a PHA enters into an assistance contract with the owner for specified units and for a specified term. The PHA refers families from its waiting list to the project owner to fill vacancies.  Because assistance is tied to the unit, a family who moves from the project-based unit does not have any right to continued housing assistance.  However, they may be eligible for a tenant-based voucher under HCV when one becomes available.  Rents in the PBV Program are set based upon market comparables of similar units in the project and surrounding vicinity and may not exceed 110 percent of the HUD-published existing housing fair market rents.

KCHA proposes to allocate funding and assist up to twenty-five (25) units for the purpose of PBV newly constructed housing. For purposes of the PBV Program, “newly constructed housing” is defined as housing that does not exist at the time of proposal selection This Request for Proposals solicits the participation of developers/owners with at least one year of experience in ownership and/or management of said developments or projects.. The selected applicant(s) will be required to be in Hawaii Compliance Express (HCE) clearance if receiving over $25,000 in contract awards.

To respond to this solicitation, all interested applicants are required to complete and submit KCHA’s PBV application(PDF, 537KB) by the given deadline date.  The PBV application(PDF, 537KB) is available for download at www.kauai.gov/housing(PDF, 537KB) or may be requested via mail or via email by contacting the HCV Program Manager, between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM, Monday through Thursday, except for legal holidays. All proposals submitted in response to this solicitation must conform to all requirements and specifications outlined within application document and any designated attachments to their entirety.

The application deadline for this proposal is 4:00PM HST on August 25, 2026.

Questions, comments or requests for additional information may be directed to Jennifer Toguchi, HCV Program Manager at jtoguchi@kauai.gov; via phone at (808) 241-4440; or by mail at 4444 Rice Street, Suite 330, Lihue, HI  96766. 

Accommodations for persons with disabilities or persons requesting auxiliary aides and/or materials in a different format and/or interpreters for non-English speaking citizens will be available upon submitting a written request to the Kauai County Housing Agency.

Adam Roversi
Housing Director
Kauai County Housing Agency

Publish date: July 25, 2026, August 1, 2026, August 8, 2026

For release June 29, 2026

Housing Agency to temporarily close and return to regular offices beginning July 6, 2026

LĪHU‘E – The Housing Agency offices will be temporarily closed July 6 to 7 as they move back to their regular office space. During this closure, documents may still be dropped off in the Housing Agency drop box located on the outside wall of the Pi‘ikoi Building in Līhu‘e.

The Housing Agency’s regular office hours and services will resume on Wednesday, July 8, in Suite 330.

For more information or questions, please contact the Housing Agency at (808) 241-4444 or housing@kauai.gov.

For release May 26, 2026

Housing Agency invites the public to review the Kīlauea Town Expansion Project Draft Environmental Assessment

LĪHU‘E – The Housing Agency invites the public to review the Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for the Kīlauea Town Expansion Project published in The Environmental Notice May 23, 2026, edition.

For more information and to stay up to date on this project, please visit the project website Housing Agency Kilauea Town Expansion or contact Steven Franco at (808) 241-4419 or sfranco@kauai.gov.

If you need an ASL Interpreter, materials in an alternate format, or other auxiliary aid support, or an interpreter for a language other than English, please contact Steven Franco at (808) 241-4419 or sfranco@kauai.gov as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill your request. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.