For release September 10, 2025
To All Interested Agencies, Groups & Persons:
Pursuant to 24 CFR Part 91, notice is hereby given that the Kaua‘i County Housing Agency will hold in-person and virtual public meetings in preparation for the first program year of the Consolidated Plan 2025-2030 (CP) and Annual Action Plan 2026 (AAP), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The Housing Agency anticipates receiving federal grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Public meetings will be held to discuss the use of federal grant funds for community needs and receive public comment and input. Following the virtual public meeting, a CDBG informational webinar will be held to provide information on how to apply for funding. The County of Kaua‘i will hold combined in-person and virtual meetings with the State Hawai‘i Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) on:
Monday, October 6, 2025 at 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm – (in-person) Kapa‘a Neighborhood Center – 4491 Kou Street, Kapa‘a (County)
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 2:00 pm – (virtual via Teams) (County & HHFDC)
Monday, October 15, 2025 at 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm – (in-person) Waimea Neighborhood Center – 4556 Makeke Road, Waimea (County)
Monday, October 20, 2025 at 10:00 am to 11:30 am – (in-person) Mo’ikeha Rotunda, Liquor Conference Room – 4444 Rice Street, Līhu‘e (County & HHFDC)
Connectivity information to attend the virtual meeting and webinar is on the County’s website: https://www.kauai.gov/Housing.
The purpose of the CP and the AAP is to ensure that jurisdictions receiving federal assistance plan for housing and community development related needs in a way that improves availability and affordability of decent, safe, and sanitary housing and creates economic opportunities for low- to moderate-income families in our community. The CP focuses on three areas of concern: housing, homelessness, and community development. To receive funds made available under certain HUD programs, the County and State must have a housing strategy and CP that has been approved by HUD.
Documents, materials and information on how to apply for CDBG funding will be available at the meeting and posted on the Housing Agency’s website at: https://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departments-Agencies/Housing-Agency/Housing-Community-Development/Community-Development-Block-Grant-Program-CDBG
A recording of the webinar will also be available on the website. A link to online applications will be available on October 3, 2025. NO PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Deadline to submit CDBG applications online is November 13, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.
Interested persons are invited to attend in-person or virtual public meetings and provide comments. Written comments may be mailed to 4444 Rice Street, Suite 330, Līhu‘e, HI 96766 or emailed to kbarros@kauai.gov. All comments received by November 13, 2025 will be considered in preparing the AAP 2026.
Closed captioning services will be provided for the virtual meeting and webinar. If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, email housing@kauai.gov as soon as possible, preferably ten (10) days prior to the meeting date or call 241-4444. 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.
For release August 14, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER 7A, KAUA'I COUNTY CODE, PERTAINING TO THE HOUSING POLICY FOR THE COUNTY OF KAUA'I, PRIMARILY RELATING TO HAWAII REVISED STATUS SECTION 201H AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
Pursuant to Section 91-3, Hawai'i Revised Statutes, notice is hereby given that the Housing Agency for the County of Kaua'i will hold a public hearing on September 23, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., or soon thereafter, at the Līhu'e Civic Center, Pi'ikoi Building, Meeting Room, 4444 Rice Street, Līhu'e, Kaua'i, Hawai'i on the proposed amendments to the Rules and Regulations Governing the administration of Chapter 7A, Kaua'i County Code, Pertaining to the Housing Policy.
The Housing Agency proposes to amend its existing Rules and Regulations governing the administration of Chapter 7A, Kaua'i County Code, pertaining to the housing policy for the County of Kaua'i by: 1) aligning definitions with statutory changes implemented by Ordinance 1081 in October of 2020; and 2) amending provisions relating to Hawaii Revised Status Section 201H exemption projects by: a) clarifying Developer obligations;
b) making clear that Developers utilizing the program will be required to enter into binding contractual agreements with the County; c) expanding upon the definition of “qualified developer” and a Developer’s obligations with regard to satisfying this requirement; and d) shifting some of the administrative burden of consulting with relevant state and county agencies to participating Developers utilizing the program.
All interested persons who wish to present their testimony may do so at the public hearing. Written testimony prior to the hearing would be appreciated. Written testimony may be submitted to the Housing Agency by mail or to 4444 Rice Street, Suite 330, Līhu'e, Kaua'i, Hawai'i, or via e-mail to housing@kauai.gov. The proposed amendment may be found on the Housing Agency’s website at 7A Admin Rules June 15, 2015 (Draft Amendment August 11, 2025)(PDF, 276KB). Hard copies of the proposed amendments are available at the Housing Agency in the Līhu'e Civic Center, Pi'ikoi Building, 4444 Rice Street, Suite 330, Līhu’e, Kaua'i, Hawai'i during normal business hours.
A copy of the proposed amendments will be mailed to any interested person who calls the Housing Agency at 241-4444 or mails a request to the Housing Agency at 4444 Rice Street, Suite 330, Līhu'e, HI 96766, giving his or her name and address.
BY ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING AGENCY OF THE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
Adam P. Roversi
NOTE: IF YOU NEED AN AUXILIARY AID/SERVICE, OTHER ACCOMMODATION DUE TO A DISABILITY, OR AN INTERPRETER FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE HOUSING AGENCY AT (808) 241-4444 OR HOUSING@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.
The purpose of Ordinance No. 860 is to establish by law a housing policy in furtherance of the goals and objectives identified for the Kauaʻi County Housing Agency in Section 2-1.16 of the Kauaʻi County Code 1987. Ordinance No. 860 includes workforce housing requirements for residential and resort developments, and codifies procedures used to administer housing development programs. The Ordinance is effective June 10, 2008 as Ordinance No. 860(PDF, 165KB) .
Pursuant to Ordinance No. 860, US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides the County with the Kaua'i median household income amount each year. In addition, HUD provides income limits, by household size, for extremely low income households that earn thirty percent (30%) of the median household income, very low income households that earn fifty percent (50%) of the median household income, households that earn sixty percent (60%) of the median household income, and low income households that earn eighty percent (80%) of the median household income. The Housing Agency provides Workforce Housing and Gap Group income limits utilizing the Kaua'i median household income and HUD's methodology.