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 2020 (7/1/20-6/30/21) 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 (2015-2020).  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.

The draft CAPER 2020 is available online on the County’s website at https://www.kauai.gov/Housing.  To receive a copy by mail, please call 241-4444.  Upon request, this document is available in alternate formats such as large print or electronic copy.  All interested persons who wish to comment on the CAPER may submit comments to Kauai County Housing Agency, Attn: Kerri Barros, or via email kbarros@kauai.gov, no later than 4:30 p.m. on September 9, 2021.  All comments received will be considered prior to submission of the final CAPER to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

                                     County of Kaua’i

                                By Order of the Mayor

                                 Derek S.K. Kawakami

(08/24/21) 

The Draft Action Plan for Disaster Mitigation covers grant requirements and KCHA's intended use of a $585,000 Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Mitigation allocated to the County of Kauai in response to the 2018 flooding disaster. 

The Draft Action Plan will be available for public comment from August 17, 2021 through October 1, 2021 on KCHA's Disaster Recovery web page:  https://www.kauai.gov/government/departments-agencies/housing-agency/Community-development-block-grant-disaster-recovery-and-mitigation-programs

To submit written comments or questions on the Draft Action Plan for Disaster Mitigation please email disasterrecovery@kauai.gov, fax 808-241-5118 or mail: 4444 Rice Street Suite 330, Lihue, HI 96766 by 4:00pm Friday, October 1, 2021.  All written comments will be considered in preparing the Final Action Plan for Disaster Mitigation.

If you need accommodations due to a disability or for language assistance needs, contact Chong U at 241-4444 or email csu@kauai.gov as soon as possible.  Upon request, the draft action plan is available in alternate formats, such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.  

Applications open May 10 for Kaua‘i’s 2021 Coronavirus Rental and Utility Assistance Program

LĪHU‘E – The County of Kaua‘i’s 2021 Coronavirus Rental and Utility Assistance Program, administered by Kaua‘i Government Employees Federal Credit Union (KGEFCU), will be accepting online applications starting 6 a.m., on May 10, at www.KauaiRentHelp.com/home.

In-person application assistance will be available at the Līhu‘e Civic Center Pi‘ikoi Building on May 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Households that have been impacted, directly or indirectly, by the COVID-19 pandemic and are past due on their rent and/or utilities are encouraged to apply for the program.

For more information click here for the full announcement: Applications open May 10 for Kaua‘i’s 2021 Coronavirus Rental and Utility Assistance Program

Effective Monday, July 27, 2020, the Kaua‘i County Housing Agency’s Rental Assistance Division will resume providing public window service from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. A mask is required to enter the building, and to receive service.

Window service includes picking up and returning applications for rental assistance, dropping off documents, and preliminary inquiries.

For more in-depth assistance from the Rental Assistance Division in completing applications an appointment is required. For an appointment, existing clients should call their assigned caseworker directly. New clients who have not yet been assigned to a caseworker may call 241-4440.

For assistance from the Development Division, an advance appointment is required. To make an appointment with the staff of the Development Division, please call 241-4444.

For delivery of mortgage and lease payments at any time, or for delivery of Rental Assistance paperwork outside of regular window hours, the Housing Agency now has a secure mailbox located at the Rice Street Entrance to the Pi`ikoi Building. Any documents placed in the secure drop box after 4 p.m. will be marked as received the following business day.

Changes to Housing Agency Standard Operating Procedures Under Covid-19 Emergency July 21, 2020

The Statewide eviction moratorium, extended in the Governor’s Twentieth Emergency Proclamation, currently runs to June 8, 2021, unless terminated or extended by a future proclamation. The Housing Agency continues to waive late fees and defer payments for County issued mortgage loans and for lease payments for clients who have been economically impacted by Covid-19. To receive a waiver of late fees or a deferral of loan payments, however, clients must contact the Housing Agency to inform us of your financial difficulty and to establish a written deferral agreement.

Workforce Housing Nexus and Financial Feasibility Analysis for the County of Kauai