Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Hawaii Public Housing Authority
Hawaii Public Housing Authority Emergency Rules Relating to COVID-19 Emergency
Section 2 - Purpose

These emergency rules are adopted based on the findings 1 section 1 to respond to the COVID-19 emergency declared by th Governor and enable the authority to perform its duties while protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public, all participants in the authority's programs, and authority staff by setting forth physical distancing requirements t control the spread of COVID-19, mandating the wearing of face coverings in all public housing common areas, restricting visitors at all public housing properties, restricting gatherings at all public housing properties, mandating the wearing of face coverings and practicing six-foot (6') minimum physical distancing when staff are conducting repairs or other official business in a tenant's unit, establishing penalties for noncompliance of the emergency rules, waiving minimum rent for qualified families participating in the authority's state-aided elderly, state-aided family, and federally-assisted public housing programs, delaying or suspending pro ram requirements as allowed under PIH Notice PIH 2020-05 so the authority may utilize HUD's waivers of, and alternative requirements for numerous statutory and regulatory requirements t keep the authority's federal public housing program operational, and providing the authority shall not terminate a public housing rental agreement for nonpayment of rent and other charges related to rent, or impose fees and charges relate' to nonpayment of rent pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136 (March 27, 2020) which is attached as Exhibit A.