PUBLIC NOTICE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG), HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS (HOME), EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS
GRANTS (ESG) AND HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA) PROGRAMS
In accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements regarding the City and County of Honolulu’s Consolidated
Plan, the City and County of Honolulu hereby provides a list of proposed projects for the City’s Twenty-Third (23rd) Year Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2018
(July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018). The City’s 5-Year Consolidated Plan identifies housing and community development needs and a long-range strategic
plan to meet those needs. The annual Action Plan details the activities the City will undertake in the upcoming year to address the needs identified
in the Consolidated Plan. The proposed projects in this the City’s Twenty-Third (23rd) Year Action Plan are as follows:
PROJECT TITLE & DESCRIPTION PROPOSED
AMOUNT
CDBG PUBLIC SERVICE (PS) PROJECTS
Adult Friends for Youth – Restorative Stewardship Project. Support services $148,242
for homeless youth, age 10 – 25 years old, in Downtown Honolulu. Located at
3375 Koapaka Street, Suite B290, Honolulu, HI 96819.
Dept. of Community Services – Work Readiness Program for People $320,000
Experiencing Homelessness. Support services for individuals and families
experiencing or at risk for homelessness. Services island-wide.
Domestic Violence Action Center – Safe on Scene (SOS) Program. $229,046
Support services for victims of domestic violence and their children. Services island-wide.
Educational Services Hawaii Foundation – EPIC Start. Vocational exploration $18,931
and training for young adults, age 8 – 25 years old, formerly or currently in foster
or kinship care. Services island-wide.
Family Promise of Hawaii – Housing Placement for Homeless Families with $105,500
Children. Support services for homeless families with children. Located at
245 N. Kukui Street, Honolulu, HI96819 and 69 N. Kainalu Drive, Kailua, HI 96734.
Hawaiian Community Assets, Inc. – Increasing the Financial Capacity of $67,641
Homeless Families to Securing Housing, First. Housing and financial counseling to
persons/families experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. Services island-wide.
Parents and Children Together (PACT) – Family Peace Center Survivor and $237,139
Children’s Services. Comprehensive crisis response care and support for victims
of domestic violence and their children. Services island-wide.
CDBG PS PROJECTS TOTAL $1,126,499
CDBG PS ALTERNATE PROJECTS
Gregory House Programs – Housing and Supportive Services for Persons $250,000
with HIV/AIDS. Housing assistance and supportive services for persons with HIV/AIDS.
Located at 200 N. Vineyard Boulevard, #A310, Honolulu, HI 96817.
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) – Micro Enterprise $82,544
Assistance Program. Increased economic development opportunities for low- and
moderate-income persons. Located at 2149 Lauwiliwili Street, Kapolei, HI 96707
CDBG PS PROJECTS TOTAL $332,544
CDBG NON-PS (OTHER) PROJECTS
Dept. of Budget and Fiscal Services – Federal Grants Unit. $641,546
Administration of the City’s HUD funded programs.
Dept. of Budget and Fiscal Services – Fiscal Support. $93,864
Fiscal support for the administration of HUD-funded programs.
Dept. of Community Services – Community-Based Development Division & $826,758
Community Assistance Division. Administrative support of the Community-Based
Development and Community Assistance Divisions.
Easter Seals Hawaii – Makiki Service Center Capital Improvements, Phase I $408,500
Renovation of Easter Seal’s service center for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Located at 710 Green Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.
Feeding Hawaii Together – Alleviating Hawaii’s Hunger and Food Insecurity $3,515,800
through a Permanent Home. Acquisition of a warehouse to be used as a food
distribution center for low- and moderate-income households. Located at
2522 Rose Street, Honolulu, HI 96819.
Honolulu Fire Dept. – Waianae Engine Apparatus. Acquisition of an engine $768,500
apparatus for the Waianae Fire Station. Located at 85-645 Farrington Highway,
Waianae, HI 96792.
Honolulu Fire Dept. – McCully-Moiliili Engine Apparatus. Acquisition of $429,371
an engine apparatus for the McCully-Moiliili Fire Station. Located at
2425 Date Street, Honolulu, HI 96826.
CDBG other PROJECTS TOTAL $6,684,339
CDBG OTHER ALTERNATE PROJECTS
Honolulu Fire Dept. – McCully-Moiliili Engine Apparatus. Acquisition of $339,129
an engine apparatus for the McCully-Moiliili Fire Station. Located at
2425 Date Street, Honolulu, HI 96826.
Honolulu Fire Dept. – Nanakuli Engine Apparatus. Acquisition of an engine apparatus $768,500
for the Nanakuli Fire Station. Located at 89-334 Nanakuli Avenue, Nanakuli, HI 96792.
Honolulu Fire Dept. – Kuakini Engine Apparatus. Acquisition of an engine $768,500
apparatus for the Kuakini Fire Station. Located at 601 North Kuakini Street,
Honolulu, HI 96817.
Honolulu Fire Dept. – Kalihi Kai Quint Apparatus. Acquisition of a quint $950,000
apparatus for the Kalihi Kai Fire Station. Located at 1334 N. Nimitz Highway,
Honolulu, HI 96817.
Honolulu Fire Dept. – Wahiawa Engine Apparatus. Acquisition of an engine $768,500
apparatus for the Wahiawa Fire Station. Located at 640 California Avenue,
Wahiawa, HI 96786.
CDBG OTHER PROJECTS TOTAL $3,594,629
HOME PROJECTS
ALEA Bridge – The Wahiawa HoM Resource and Navigation Center. $753,368
Rental assistance services to eligible low-income persons. Services island-wide.
Dept. of Budget and Fiscal Services – Federal Grants Unit. $55,774
Administration and coordination of the City’s HOME program.
Dept. of Community Services – Downpayment Loan Program. Financial $610,000
assistance to low-income homebuyers. Services island-wide.
PROJECT TITLE & DESCRIPTION PROPOSED
AMOUNT
Dept. of Community Services – Housing First Rental Assistance $1,200,000
Program. Provision of grant funds to provide Housing First rental assistance
services to eligible low-income persons. Services island-wide.
Dept. of Community Services – Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Program $229,464
– Program Administration. Administration and coordination of the TBRA program.
Dept. of Community Services – Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Program $600,000
Rental assistance services to eligible low-income persons. Services island-wide.
Gregory House Programs – Acquisition. Acquisition of two (2) $556,051
buildings to be occupied by eligible low-income households. Location
suppressed.
Honolulu Habitat for Humanity – Building Homes for Low- Income Families. $936,000
Demolition and re-construction of four (4) homes currently occupied by low income
families. Located at 922 Austin Lane C-1, Honolulu, HI 96817.
IHS, The Institute for Human Services, Inc. – Clean and Sober Transitions Out $411,722
Of Homelessness 2018. Rental assistance services to eligible low-income persons.
Services island-wide.
HOME PROJECTS TOTAL $5,352,379
HOME ALTERNATE PROJECTS
Gregory House Programs – Acquisition. Acquisition of two (2) $4,147,118
buildings to be occupied by eligible low-income households. Location
suppressed.
HOME ALTERNATE PROJECTS TOTAL $4,147,118
HOPWA PROJECTS
Dept. of Community Services – Program Administration. $13,193
Administration of the City’s HOPWA program.
Gregory House Programs. Long- and short-term financial assistance and $354,051
housing supportive services to persons with HIV/AIDS. Located at
200 N. Vineyard Boulevard, #A310, Honolulu, HI 96817.
Life Foundation. Supportive services for persons with HIV/AIDS. $72,517
Located at 677 Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96813.
HOPWA PROJECTS TOTAL $439,761
ESG AND MATCH PROJECTS
Catholic Charities Hawaii – Maililand Transitional Shelter. Transitional $53,550
shelter operations for homeless families. Located at 87-190/191 Maliona Street,
Waianae, HI 96792.
Child and Family Service – Domestic Abuse Shelters. Transitional and $22,750
emergency shelter operations for victims of domestic violence. Locations suppressed.
Dept. of Community Services – Program Administration. $50,000
Administration of the City’s ESG program.
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). $30,000
Maintenance and management of HMIS.
Family Promise of Hawaii – Housing Placement for Homeless Families with $14,116
Children. Emergency shelter operations for homeless families with children.
Located at 245 N. Kukui Street, Honolulu, HI 96819.
Gregory House Programs – Emergency Solutions Program. Financial $200,000
assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services for persons who are
homeless (rapid re-housing) and at-risk of homelessness (homelessness prevention).
Located at 200 N Vineyard Boulevard, #A310, Honolulu, HI 96817.
Hale Kipa – Emergency Shelters for Youth. Essential services for homeless $45,050
youth. Located at 1828 Makuahine Street, Honolulu, HI 96819 and 91-1259 Renton Road,
Ewa Beach, Honolulu, HI 96706.
IHS, The Institute for Human Services, Inc. – Sumner Street Emergency $184,000
Shelter. Emergency shelter operations for homeless men. Located at 350 Sumner Street,
Honolulu, HI 96817.
IHS, The Institute for Human Services, Inc. – Rapid Re-Housing. $100,000
Financial assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services for persons
who are homeless (rapid re-housing). Located at 916 Ka’amahu Place, #A, Honolulu, HI 96817.
Kalihi-Palama Health Center – Emergency Relief Program. Financial $200,000
assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services for persons who are
homeless (rapid re-housing) and at-risk of homelessness (homelessness prevention).
Located at 904 Kohou Street, #307, Honolulu, HI 96817.
Parents and Children Together – Ohia Domestic Violence Shelter. $100,543
Emergency shelter operations and rapid re-housing assistance for victims of
domestic violence. Location suppressed.
United States Veterans Initiative –Homeless Assistance Program. $175,375
Emergency shelter operations and rapid re-housing assistance for veterans
who are homeless. Located at 85-638 Farrington Highway, Waianae, HI 96792,
Building 37 Shangrila Street, Kapolei, HI 96707, 91-1200 Keaunui Drive, #21,
Ewa Beach, HI 96706, 2343 Amokemoke Street, Pearl City, HI 96782, and
1175 Hookahi Street, Pearl City, HI 96782.
Women in Need – Ala I Ka Kupaa. Emergency shelter operations and $124,616
homelessness prevention assistance for homeless individuals and families.
Located at 99-159 Puakala Street, Aiea, HI 96701, 86-914 Pukui Place, Waianae,
HI 96792, and 98-939 Moanalua Road, Aiea, HI 96701.
ESG AND MATCH PROJECTS TOTAL $1,300,000
The public is advised that the City and County of Honolulu may incur preaward costs under the CDBG and HOME programs that will not exceed 25% of the current
CDBG and HOME allocations. CDBG and HOME funds will be used to reimburse the City when funds become available, subject to sufficient funding from the HUD.
Should funds not be available, the City will cover the costs or future funding for CDBG and HOME projects will be reduced.
In addition, the City has prepared a list of alternate projects for the CDBG and HOME programs, listed above, that will be funded in the event that selected projects
cannot be implemented. The City may permit their funding in the subsequent fiscal year if there are insufficient funds in the current year. For the ESG and HOPWA
programs, if excess/unspent funds become available, funds will be reallocated among the agencies listed, provided that the agency is performing satisfactorily and
has the ability to expend the funds in a timely manner.
All interested parties are invited to attend and provide testimony at the City Council meetings.
The proposed projects and allocations listed in this Notice are current as of June 19, 2017. Interested parties may submit written comments prior to July 5, 2017
to Holly Kawano, Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, 530 South King Street, Room 208, Honolulu, HI 96813.
All comments received by the deadline will be taken under advisement in the preparation of the City’s Final Twenty-Third (23rd) Year Action Plan.
Copies of the Proposed Twenty-Third (23rd) Year Action Plan projects are available for public review at the Municipal Reference Center, 558 South King Street, by
calling 768-3765 or email at: csdaccess@honolulu.gov and on the City’s website at http://www.honolulu.gov/cms-bfs-menu/site-bfs-sitearticles/408-federal-grants.
html. Upon approval of the City’s Final Twenty-Third (23rd) Year Action Plan by the City Council, the Plan will be submitted to HUD no later than August 15, 2017.
Nelson H. Koyanagi, Jr., Director
Department of Budget and Fiscal Services
By order of KIRK CALDWELL, MAYOR
City and County of Honolulu~