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Notice #: 0001453922-02
Public Notices

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT
HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY (HPHA)
REVISED UTILITY RATES AND ALLOWANCES
FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS WHO PURCHASE THEIR OWN UTILITIES, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Hawaii Administrative Rule, Section 17-2028-7, the HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY
(“HPHA”) will be revising the monthly utility allowances for federal public housing residents who purchase their own utilities, beginning
JULY 1, 2024.
The revised rates and allowances listed below will be made effective on JULY 1, 2024.
Please note that written or oral comments on the revised utility rates or allowances may be submitted until July 31, 2024 to the:
Hawaii Public Housing Authority
Property Management and Maintenance Services Branch
P.O. Box 17907
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
Or, interested persons may call the Property Management and Maintenance Services Branch at 1-808-832-4691; toll free number
1-800-974-4000, ext. 24691.
A copy of the revised schedules and rates shall be posted in all of the HPHA’s federal public housing property management offi ces and
shall be provided to all residents who request a copy at the property management offi ce.
SCHEDULE OF UTILITY ALLOWANCES BEGINNING JULY 1, 2024
Note: The new utility allowances have been rounded to the nearest dollar.
Property
Current Utility
Allowance
Decrease/Increase
In Utility Allowance
(Dollar Change)
New Utility
Allowance
Hale Hookipa
0 bedroom $103 ($4) $99
1 bedroom $103 ($4) $99
Ka Hale Kahaluu
1 bedroom $108 ($4) $104
2 bedroom $119 ($5) $114
3 bedroom $138 ($6) $132
4 bedroom $149 ($7) $132
Kaimalino
1 bedroom $71 ($2) $69
2 bedroom $83 ($3) $80
3 bedroom $90 ($3) $87
4 bedroom $99 ($4) $95
Ke Kumu Ekolu
3 bedroom $146 ($4) $142
Kealakehe
1 bedroom $109 ($4) $105
2 bedroom $120 ($4) $116
3 bedroom $138 ($6) $132
Nani Olu (E)
1 bedroom $146 ($6) $140
Noelani I
1 bedroom $111 ($4) $107
2 bedroom $127 ($4) $123
Noelani II
3 bedroom $141 ($6) $135
ALLOWANCES FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Description Quantity/Month Kona
Air conditioner, window type, 10,000 BTU 229 kWh $100
Oxygen concentrator, 400W 219 kWh $96
Nebulizer, 75W 5 kWh $2
Electric hospital bed, 200W 1 kWh $1
Alternating pressure pad, 70W 51 kWh $22
Low air-pressure mattress, 120W 88 kWh $38
Power wheelchair/scooter, 360W 67 kWh $29
Feeding tube, 120W 44 kWh $19
CPAP machine, 30W 9 kWh $4
Leg Pump 3 kWh $1
Portable Dialysis Machine 78 kwh $34
The HPHA does not discriminate against any person because of race, sex, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation,
color, religion, marital status, familial status, ancestry, disability, age, or human immunodefi ciency virus infection.
Hakim Ouansafi
Executive Director
Hawaii Public Housing Authority
Department of Human Services
State of Hawaii
May 2024