Hawaii Public Housing Authority

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Category: Hawaii State Agencies and Departments

The Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA), is under the state of Hawaii's Department of Human Services and manages federal and state public housing programs, including Section 8 and senior housing.

On July 1, 2006 the Hawaii Public Housing Authority came into being after Governor Linda Lingle enacted Act 196 which split the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii into two agencies: Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) and the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC).

It is hoped that HPHA will be more efficient in turning over the backlog of vacant housing units into occupied units and keep up with the maintenance of the state's public housing presently backlogged.

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• Hawaii Public Housing Authority
• Vorsino, Mary. Agencies leaderless amid upheaval -- Public-housing advocates are watching closely as a beleaguered bureaucracy prepares to split Honolulu Star-Bulletin, May 22, 2006.
• Kahikina, Michael. COMMENTARY: Grants to nonprofits aren't pork-barreling Honolulu Advertiser, June 2, 2006.
• Vorsino, Mary. Voucher policy is break for renters Honolulu Advertiser, August 1, 2006.
• Opinion: Public housing repair backlog must be cut Honolulu Advertiser, September 22, 2006.
• Vorsino, Mary. State awards elevator maintenance contract Honolulu Advertiser, October 8, 2006.
• Vorsino, Mary. Public housing vacancies drop, yet numbers still high Honolulu Advertiser, October 9, 2006.
• Opinion: Let's clear barriers to using public housing Honolulu Advertiser, October 10, 2006.
• Opinion: State rental subsidy program needs fixing Honolulu Advertiser, October 18, 2006.
• Perez, Rob. Unsheltered homeless may gain housing priority Honolulu Advertiser, January 19, 2007.
• Perez, Rob. Beach dweller back atop house list Honolulu Advertiser, January 25, 2007.
• Hooser, Gary. COMMENTARY: State must do more on homeless problem Honolulu Advertiser, January 25, 2007.
• Shikina, Robert. Homeless shelter gets a second life -- Residents expecting to be forced out in March will be able to stay through this year Honolulu Star-Bulletin, February 26, 2007.
• Bernardo, Rosemarie. Maili Park -- Cleaning up is complicated -- Beach is only home for many -- Those trying to help people in need see an increase in homeless at other city parks Honolulu Star-Bulletin, May 1, 2007.
• OUR OPINION: State makes vigorous strides to shelter homeless THE ISSUE: Homeless people have been forced to decamp from Maili Beach Park, where recreational activity has returned. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, May 3, 2007.
• Wu, Nina. A Sheltered Life -- Homeless residents follow rules and learn basic skills to help them attain permanent housing Honolulu Star-Bulletin, May 20, 2007.
• Dooley, Jim. ON THE MONEY TRAIL: Broken elevators at Hawaii facilities on Oahu Honolulu Advertiser, July 4, 2007.