ALL APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC BEFORE 9:00 AM HST AUGUST 1, 2025 ARE INVALID AND WILL BE DELETED.
Waiting List
Opening
The County of Hawai’i
- Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) will open the Waiting List
for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Section 8 program:
AUGUST
1, 2025, 9:00 AM HST
(Waiting List will
remain open until further notice)
There is no cost to
apply. Only one application per family allowed on the waiting list.
If you have a
disability or a barrier to completing the online application, you may request a
reasonable accommodation by contacting OHCD at (808) 959-4642.
Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) Program
OHCD administers the
Housing Choice Voucher Program with federal funds received from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and provides rental
assistance to eligible families, including elderly and disabled to afford
decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.
An eligible family is
responsible for finding a suitable rental where the owner agrees to participate
in the program. The OHCD pays a housing subsidy directly to a landlord on
behalf of the participating family. The chosen rental must meet federal health
and safety standards as well as local housing requirements. The family is
responsible for paying the difference between the approved contract rent
charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized by the program.
Eligibility
The OHCD determines
eligibility based on the total gross household income and family size.
Eligibility is limited to US citizens and specific categories of non-citizens
with eligible immigration status. In general, a household’s income may not
exceed 80 percent of the median income for Hawaii County. In accordance with
federal regulations, OHCD must provide 75 percent of its vouchers to applicants
whose income do not exceed 30 percent of the area median income.
2025 HCV Income
Limits
Waiting List
The date and time an
application is submitted determines it’s placement on the waiting list, taking
into consideration Local Preferences below.
Local
Preferences (refer to Chapter 4 of our Administrative Plan effective
June 1, 2025) The following is the priority order of local preferences for
selection from the waiting list:
- Any resident family
of the County of Hawaii whose gross annual income is at or below 30%, has at
least one (1) minor child under the age of 18 and/or who include an elderly
person or a person with a disability, and a valid lease agreement with a landlord
that agrees to participate in the HCV program will be given the highest
priority.
- The following
categories will be treated equally with the highest priority:
• Applicants who are
experiencing an emergency, (homeless or involuntarily displaced),
• Families whose
assistance had been terminated from its HCV program due to insufficient
funding, and
• Specific special
purpose voucher participants who qualify to “move up”.
- Next, any resident
family of the State or County of Hawaii whose gross annual income is at or
below 30%, has at least one (1) minor child under the age of 18 and/or who
include an elderly person or a person with a disability.
OHCD will verify all
claimed local preferences. Families who qualify for a local preference will
receive priority on the waiting list over those who do not meet the specified
criteria.
Application
Process
You will be required
to provide an e-mail address.
Only one (1)
application per household will be accepted starting August 1, 2025.
(Other adults in your household will not be able to apply separately.)
You may use any
computer or smartphone with Internet Access. Someone else may apply for
you if you need help using a computer and many public libraries offer free
computer access.
After you have
successfully applied, you will receive a receipt with a confirmation number and
instructions for checking your application status online at www.waitlistcheck.com.
Written authorization
from the family is required from the family to collect information. The
information will be verified and used to establish eligibility and level of
assistance. Below lists required information and forms of acceptable verification.
Verification of
Family Information
Social Security
Number
Legal Identity Adult
and Minors
Verification of
Disability
Assets:
Bank Accounts
Life Insurance
Real Property
Retirement Accounts
Income:
Employment
Social Security
Benefits
Welfare Benefits
Veterans Benefits
Self-Employment
Unemployment Benefits
Child Support or
Alimony
Regular Contributions
Pension
Rental Income
Zero Income Families
For questions about
the application process the County of Hawaii, Office of Housing and Community
Development is open Monday through Friday (except holidays) between the hours
of 7:45 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. phone (808) 959-4642 or email sec8waitlist@hawaiicounty.gov.