Congresswoman Hirono Announces $805,594 in Federal Funding to Help Meet Kaua‘i County’s Housing Needs
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) today announced the awarding of $805,594 in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to assist Kaua‘i County in its efforts to meet the housing, public facility, public service, and economic development needs of its low and moderate income citizens.
The federal funding will be distributed through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The Kaua‘i County Housing Agency administers the CDBG program according to HUD regulations. The objective of the program is to provide decent housing, a suitable and safe living environment, and to expand economic opportunities, principally for low and moderate income persons of Kaua‘i County.
CDBG funding for Kaua‘i County includes:
- $750,000 to help build affordable rental housing in Phase 2 of Pa‘anau Village rental project in Koloa, Kaua‘i. The County will seek a development partner to complete this 50 to 60 phase.
- $325,000 for the construction of an offsite sewer line to support a 125 lot affordable housing subdivision for Kaua‘i residents. The installation of a 2,225 foot 8" sewer line along the State road to the property line of Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity's Ele'ele I1una subdivision will replace the existing sewer line which is inadequate to handle the additional 125 houselots.
- $150,000 to acquire and/or rehabilitate homes that will increase the inventory of rental units for transitional homeless.
- $81,270 to purchase an emergency response vehicle for the Kaua‘i Fire Department’s new Kealia Fire Station that is scheduled to be completed and fully operable in June 2010. The Kealia station will provide services to the communities of Anahola, Kapa‘a,Wailua Houselots, and Wailua Homesteads.
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