NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT
HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY (HPHA)
REVISED UTILITY RATES AND ALLOWANCES
FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS WHO PURCHASE THEIR OWN
UTILITIES, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2017
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Hawaii Administrative Rule, Section 17-
2028-7, the HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY (“HPHA”) will be revising the
monthly utility allowances for federal public housing residents who purchase their
own utilities, beginning August 1, 2017.
The revised rates and allowances listed below will be made effective on August 1, 2017.
Please note that written or oral comments on the revised utility rates or allowances
may be submitted until June 30, 2017 to the:
Hawaii Public Housing Authority
Property Management and Maintenance Services Branch
P.O. Box 17907
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
Or, interested persons may call the Property Management and Maintenance Services
Branch at 1-808-832-4691; toll free number 1-800-974-4000, ext. 24691.
A copy of the revised schedules and rates shall be posted in all of the HPHA’s federal
public housing property management offices and shall be provided to all residents
who request a copy at the property management office.
SCHEDULE OF UTILITY ALLOWANCES BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 2017
Note: The new utility allowances have been rounded to the nearest dollar.
Property
Current
Utility
Allowance
Decrease/Increase
in Utility Allowance
(Dollar Change)
NewUtility
Allowance
Hale Hookipa
0 bedroom $77 ($6) $71
1 bedroom $77 ($6) $71
Ka Hale Kahaluu
1 bedroom $81 ($6) $75
2 bedroom $89 ($5) $82
3 bedroom $103 ($9) $94
4 bedroom $111 ($10) $101
Kaimalino
1 bedroom $54 ($4) $50
2 bedroom $61 ($5) $56
3 bedroom $68 ($6) $62
4 bedroom $74 ($6) $68
Ke Kumu Ekolu
3 bedroom $119 ($9) $110
Kealakehe
1 bedroom $83 ($7) $76
2 bedroom $90 ($7) $83
3 bedroom $103 ($9) $94
Nani Olu (E)
1 bedroom $107 ($9) $98
Noelani I
1 bedroom $92 ($7) $85
2 bedroom $105 ($8) $98
Noelani II
3 bedroom $233 ($128) $105
ALLOWANCES FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Description Quantity / Month Kona
Air conditioner, window type, 10,000 BTU 229 kWh $69
Oxygen concentrator, 400W 219 kWh $66
Nebulizer, 75W 5 kWh $2
Electric hospital bed, 200W 1 kWh $1
Alternating pressure pad, 70W 51 kWh $15
Low air-pressure mattress, 120W 88 kWh $27
Power wheelchair/ scooter, 360W 67 kWh $20
Feeding tube, 120W 44 kWh $13
CPAP machine, 30W 9 kWh $3
Leg Pump 3 kWh $1
The HPHA does not discriminate against any person because of race, sex, including gender identity or expression, sexual
orientation, color, religion, marital status, familial status, ancestry, disability, age, or human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Hakim Ouansafi
Executive Director
Hawaii Public Housing Authority
Department of Human Services
State of Hawaii May 10, 2017~