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Closed: Maui County, Hawaii Section 8 HCV

The County of Maui Housing Division (CMHD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from January 27, 2020, until February 17, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:

  • 1 $34,200 | 5 $52,750
  • 2 $39,050 | 6 $56,650
  • 3 $43,950 | 7 $60,500
  • 4 $48,800 | 8 $64,450

There were no preferences.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery.

For more information, visit the CMHD website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CMHD website, as of January 2, 2020.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Maui County, Hawaii.

Last Updated on 07/26/2020.

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About County of Maui Housing Division

2065 Main Street, Wailuku, HI | Visit Website | (808) 270-7351

County of Maui Housing Division provides affordable housing for up to 1,489 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by County of Maui Housing Division is located in Maui County, HI.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.

About the County of Maui Housing Division Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, County of Maui Housing Division manages 1,461 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Standard Homeownership Ported Out VASH
Vouchers 1,411 10 14 26
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $1,235 $794 $1,360 $1,159
Monthly Cost $1,742,240 $7,936 $19,036 $30,143
Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 15% having issued approximately 99 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 years and 11 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 31 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.6 persons and has a household income of $17,646 per year. 93% of households were very low income (VLI) and 67% were extremely low income (ELI). 41% of households had wages as a major source of income, 4% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 51% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

3% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 51% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 23% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 23% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 0% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

50% of households included children, 9% of which had two adults in the household. 43% of households with children have a female head of household. 76% of all households were headed by a female.

65% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 3% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the County of Maui Housing Division Housing Choice Voucher program, 19% include at least one person with a disability. 32% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 71% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

28% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 38% with 2 bedrooms and 35% with 3 or more bedrooms. 18% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by County of Maui Housing Division voucher holders in 2016 was $454 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $1,190. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $179.

1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.