ADOPTIONOF SUBCHAPTER 8 ENTITLED “EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM EMERGENCY RULES”, UNDER TITLE 17, CHAPTER HPHA-RS WHICH EXTENDS AND RENEWS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 120 DAYS AFTER OCTOBER 17, 2016 THE SPECIAL RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM EMERGENCY RULES OF THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY

Pursuant to sections 91-3 and 91-4, Hawai’i Revised Statutes, the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) hereby provides notice that it adopted a 120-day extension to the emergency administrative rules which established a Special Rent Supplement Program under Title 17, Chapter HPHA-RS, Hawai’i Administrative Rules, that provides rent supplement payments to housing owners on behalf of eligible homeless families and who receive case management services from organizations providing services to the homeless. These rules set forth eligibility and participation requirements, a process to issue monthly rental subsidies, and a special temporary waiting list of eligible persons to be served based on date and time. These rules also allow the HPHA to contract with qualified homeless provider agencies to administer this program in whole or in part, in partnership with HPHA. These rules are substantively based on Chapter 15-184, Hawaii Administrative Rules, entitled “Rent Supplement Program”. The adopted extension provides an additional 120 days after October 17, 2016 for the HPHA to continue to implement the Special Rent Supplement Program.

The full text of these rules can be found on the HPHA’s website at hpha.hawaii.gov, at the HPHA’s principal offices located at 1002 N. School Street, and administrative offices HPHA’s as listed below.

Hawaii Public Housing Authority Lanakila Homes
1002 North School Street, Bldg. E 600 Wailoa Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 Hilo, Hawaii 96720

Ka Hale Kahaluu Kahekili Terrace
78-6725 Makolea Street 2015 Holowai Place
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 Wailuku, Hawaii 96793

Kapaa Also available on the HPHA
4726 Malu Road website at: www.hpha.hawaii.gov
Kapaa, Hawaii 96746

For questions about the extension to the rules, please contact the HPHA at hpha@hawaii.gov. For more information about the Special Rent Supplement Program and the application process, please contact Catholic Charities at (808) 527-4700 or email them at danielle.gella@catholiccharitieshawaii.org.
(WHT924609 10/15/16)~