The Kaua‘i County Housing Agency
Mission Statement: To provide greater opportunities for affordable housing and to support community development for the residents of the County of Kauaʻi.
Announcements
Release Date: February 14, 2025
Notice of Resident Advisory Board Meeting
The Kauai County Housing Agency will be holding a Resident Advisory Board (RAB) Meeting on March 25, 2025 at 9:00AM at the Piikoi Conference Room A located at 4444 Rice Street, Piikoi Building, Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii. The purpose of this meeting is to provide residents with information and updates to its plan and to receive member comments. The upcoming PHA Annual Plan will be effective July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. All interested residents are invited to attend the Public Hearing and to provide their input via the comment process. Attendance is optional and is not an HCV program requirement. Comments submitted by RAB members shall be made on behalf of residents and participants. Written comments prior to the meeting would be appreciated. This meeting is in person. Conference room seating is limited. Copies of the PHA Annual Plan are available for review to any interested person at the Kauai County Housing Agency between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM, Monday-Friday, except for legal holidays. Please send written testimonies to Kauai County Housing Agency’s address above with attention to Jennifer Toguchi, HCV Program Manager. Accommodations for persons with special needs and interpreters for non-English speaking citizens will be available at all public hearings and sessions upon written request five business days prior to the meeting date.
Release Date: February 14, 2025
Notice of Public Hearing
The Kauai County Housing Agency will be holding a Public Hearing on April 1, 2025 at 2:00PM at the Piikoi Conference Room A located at 4444 Rice Street, Piikoi Building, Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to furnish citizens with information and updates to its plan. The upcoming PHA Annual Plan will be effective July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. All interested persons are invited to attend the Public Hearing and to state their views on the upcoming plan either orally or in writing. Written testimonies prior to the hearing would be appreciated. The Kauai County Housing Agency will fully consider all written and oral submissions and will make a decision with respect to those comments submitted at the Public Hearing or prior to the close of business on April 1, 2025. Copies of the PHA Annual Plan are available for review to any interested person at the Kauai County Housing Agency between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM, Monday-Friday, except for legal holidays. Please send written testimonies to Kauai County Housing Agency’s address above with attention to Jennifer Toguchi, HCV Program Manager. Accommodations for persons with special needs and interpreters for non-English speaking citizens will be available at all public hearings and sessions upon written request five business days prior to the meeting date.
PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR PROPOSED LIMA OLA SUBDIVISION OFF-SITE WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
Release Date: February 8, 2025
The Kauai County Housing Agency (KCHA) is undertaking a project known as the Lima Ola Subdivision Off-Site Water System Improvements located at property identified as TMK (4) 2-1-001:049 & 046 and a Final Environmental Assessment – Finding of No Significant Impact (FEA-FONSI) was prepared for this property. The FEA-FONSI has been prepared pursuant to Chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and Chapter 11-200.1, Hawaii Administrative Rules.
The Kauai County Housing Agency has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. A link to the FEA-FONSI can be accessed via the following link:
https://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/erp/Doc_Library/2025-02-08-KA-FEA-Lima-Ola-Subdivision-Water-System-Improvements.pdf
Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the FEA-FONSI to Kaimana Environmental Solutions LLC, P.O. Box 11890, Honolulu, HI 96828, Attention: Max Solmssen or by email at max@kaimanaenv.com . All comments received by March 10, 2025, will be considered by the Kauai County Housing Agency.
The Housing Policy for the County of Kaua'i
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) .
Administrative Rules(PDF, 999KB) know as "The Administration of Chapter 7A, Kaua'i County Code, Pertaining to the Housing Policy for the County of Kaua'i" was adopted on July 21, 2015 for the purpose of implementing the goals and objectives of Chapter 7A, Kaua'i County Code 1987. Ordinance NO. 1081, Bill NO. 2774, Draft 5 Amending Ch. 7A COK Code 1987 Housing Policy Signed by Mayor Octoer 29, 2020(PDF, 7MB) .
2024 Income, Rental and For Sale Limits
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.
NOTICE: An error was found in the charts, and they have been revised with an effective date of June 25, 2024.
2024 Kauai County Income Limits(PDF, 64KB)
2024 Rental Limits by Family Size(PDF, 74KB)
2024 Rental Limits by Bedroom Count(PDF, 64KB)
2024 Sale Limits by Family Size(PDF, 216KB)
2024 Sale Limits by Bedroom Count(PDF, 170KB)
2024 Sale Limits by Income-Bedroom Size(PDF, 194KB)