Hawai´i County Still Has Millions to Help Renters Avoid Eviction Come August

by Mari Ebersole | Jul 27, 2021 | Blog, COVID-19, Disaster relief, In the News

View Content Direct from Source By Max DibleJuly 27, 2021, 2:30 PM HST* Updated July 27, 2:42 PM Hawai´i’s eviction moratorium due to lack of payment will end in less than two weeks, on Aug. 6, 2021, following more than 16 months in effect. The decision, announced by...

Facing eviction, tenants struggle to find landlords who accept housing vouchers

by Mari Ebersole | Jul 21, 2021 | Blog, COVID-19, Disaster relief, In the News

View Content Direct from Source By Mahealani Richardson Published: Jul. 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM PDT | Updated: Jul. 21, 2021 at 8:16 PM PDT HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Service providers are scrambling to help residents facing eviction when the state’s moratorium ends...

Residents in Hilo condo fear rent hikes, being kicked out as state lifts eviction moratorium

by Mari Ebersole | Jul 16, 2021 | Affordable Housing, Blog, COVID-19, Disaster relief, In the News

View Content Direct from Source By Mahealani Richardson Published: Jul. 16, 2021 at 8:31 PM PDT | Updated: Jul. 16, 2021 at 8:49 PM PDT HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A group of residents in a Hilo housing project are expressing concern that they’ll be evicted from...

Hilo Renters Fear They’ll Be Among The First To Go When Eviction Moratorium Ends

by Mari Ebersole | Jul 12, 2021 | Affordable Housing, Blog, COVID-19, Disaster relief, In the News

View Content Direct from Source More money is coming in for federal rental subsidies, but service providers worry landlords like Waiakea Villas won’t accept it. By Anita Hofschneider / July 12, 2021 Renters at an apartment complex in Hilo are worried they’ll be forced...

12 new efficiency studios to be available by early fall in Pahoa for homeless kupuna

by Mari Ebersole | Apr 18, 2021 | Affordable Housing, Blog, Disaster relief, In the News, Puna, Sacred Heart Shelter, Stories of Hope

View Content Direct from Source By STEPHANIE SALMONS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Sunday, April 18, 2021, 12:05 a.m. Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Seajay Pool sends a shaka from the porch of his temporary home Friday in Pahoa. Pool’s temporary home was one of several micro...

Nonprofits working together to offer rent, utility assistance to those affected by COVID

by Mari Ebersole | Apr 16, 2021 | Affordable Housing, Blog, In the News

View Content Direct from Source By STEPHANIE SALMONS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Friday, April 16, 2021, 12:05 a.m. Seven local nonprofits are partnering together to allocate $21 million in rent and utility assistance to individuals affected by COVID-19, and a series of...