Hawaiʻi COVID-19 Resources
Financial resources and housing help
Update, August 26, 2021: The CDC Eviction Moratorium is no longer in effect. Click here for a shareable social media graphic about your rights regarding evictions.
FAQs about what to do if you receive an eviction notice and links to additional resources if you don't qualify for other rental assistance programs.
Information about the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program, the state eviction moratorium, and mediation services.
Information about special legal requirements now applicable to landlords and tenants in Hawaii can be found here. Learn about how the eviction process works as of August 7, 2021, and other FAQs.
Phone 808-586-2634
Get information and help about housing issues, including illegal lockouts, eviction moratoriums, utility shutoffs, and more.
Phone 808-536-4302
The Rental and Utility Relief Program opens periodically to allow the City’s community partners to process applications and make payments. The program will pay up to 12 months of bills, depending on a person’s financial situation.
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement is partnering with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to provide rental assistance for families impacted by the pandemic. Must be on the DHHL Applicant Waiting List OR an Undivided Interest Lessee in the State of Hawaiʻi.
To qualify for the assistance grants, applicants must be at least 18 years old and have lost income due to COVID‐19. Applicants must also meet income requirements, which starts at $46,000 for a household of one.
Residents of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau with a demonstrated reduction in income due to the COVID 19 pandemic will be eligible to apply for the County of Kaua‘i’s 2021 Coronavirus Rental and Utility Assistance Program. Eligible expenses include future rent, rental arrears and utilities in arrears for the period March 2020 through December 2021.
Phone 808.482.3777
This program is designed to help individuals and families in Maui County with assistance on rental deposit, utility deposit and rent subsidy on a declining scale based on income and contingent upon the applicant’s circumstances.
Phone (808) 249-2970
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement is partnering with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to provide rental assistance for families impacted by the pandemic. Must be Native Hawaiian and rent housing in the State of Hawaiʻi.
FEMA will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute $10-$50 toward the purchase price.
Funded through the Community Services Block Grant CARES Act Federal Funds, HCAP is providing utility assistance for those individuals and households impacted by COVID-19 through loss of employment, reduction of work hours, or other pandemic-related challenges.
You must be a resident of Hawaii, at least 18 years old, and have monthly income to qualify. Maximum Loan Amount: $2,500 for individual workers; $5,000 to self-employed persons.
Phone 808-934-0801
Grants Up to $1,500 for Native Hawaiians in Financial Hardship for Rent, Utility, Mortgage Payments and Rent Deposits
Phone 808.587.7656
See a list of financial resources available to Kauaʻi County residents.
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is designed to help families keep their utilities (gas or electric) on, especially those households that are most vulnerable, such as the elderly, the disabled, and households with young children.
The FREE Landlord Tenant Eviction Mediation Program can help you negotiate: payment plans for back rent, plans for rent going forward, applying for rental assistance together (landlords can only receive rental assistance if tenants still reside in the unit), move out options, and/or other agreements that support the needs of both landlord and tenant.
Maui Mediation Services is here to assist Landlords and Tenants by helping them mediate the details.
Starting on August 7, 2021, House Bill 1376, now Act 57, states that landlords can provide tenants, who are four months or more behind on their rent, with a notice informing them that they will move forward with evicting the tenant within fifteen (15) days of the notice and offering the tenant with the opportunity to mediate.
We are offering free rapid-response mediation services for landlord-tenant relationships strained by COVID-19 conditions.
Phone (808) 664-0991