Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Hawaii Public Housing Authority
Chapter 2031 - SECTION 8 - HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER AND PROJECT BASED VOUCHER PROGRAM
Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY
Section 17-2031-29 - Final application process -selection and certification

(a) Selection for certification shall be from the established waiting list and shall be based on:

(b) The authority shall contact applicants selected off the waiting list in writing through mail, electronic or other virtual written communication.

(c) Completed applications will be processed as they are returned on a first come, first served basis.

(d) Following initial contact with an applicant from the waiting list, housing assistance will be offered to applicants in the order in which they completed the application process.

(e) Applicants shall be provided with a briefing packet containing all required materials and shall be informed of their responsibilities prior to acceptance of a voucher. A voucher shall not be issued unless the applicant or an authorized representative attends a briefing and signs the voucher.

(d) A voucher holder shall be responsible for finding a qualified dwelling unit of appropriate size prior to the expiration of the voucher.

(e) A voucher shall expire at the end of sixty days from issuance unless within that timeframe, the family submits a request for lease approval, in which case the sixty day time limit shall be suspended while the authority determines whether to approve the lease.

(f) An applicant may request an extension to the initial sixty day time period if the voucher is about to expire. The request for extension shall be in writing and be received by the authority or postmarked no later than the last day of the voucher term. The extension request shall include an explanation for the request and a progress report on efforts made to locate a suitable dwelling unit.

(g) An applicant may request an extension beyond one hundred twenty days provided there are verifiable circumstances beyond the applicant's control that hinder the applicant from locating a suitable dwelling unit. The request for extension shall be in writing and be received by the authority or postmarked no later than the last day of the voucher term. The extension request shall include an explanation for the request and a progress report on efforts made to locate a suitable dwelling unit. If an extension is granted, the authority shall recertify the applicant's eligibility and income.

(h) Upon request from a prospective landlord, the authority may furnish the current address and the name and address of any current or prior landlord of the voucher holder as shown in the authority's records. Also upon request from the prospective landlord, the authority may furnish other information about the tenancy history of family members, or about drug trafficking by family members, provided that there has been a criminal conviction.