Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Notice #: 0001368470-02
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, 2022

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, 2022.

The revised rates and allowances listed below will be made effective on JULY 1, 2022.

Please note that written or oral comments on the revised utility rates or allowances may be submitted until June 30, 2022 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; or
1-808-832-6083 (TDD / TTY)

A copy of the revised schedules and rates shall be posted in all of the HPHA’s federal public housing property management offices and shall be provided to all residents who request a copy at the property management office.

SCHEDULE OF UTILITY ALLOWANCES BEGINNING JULY 1, 2022

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
Kauhale O’Hanakahi
3 bedroom $175 $6 $181
Lanakila Homes I
1 bedroom $116 $5 $121
2 bedroom $143 $5 $148
3 bedroom $174 $7 $181
4 bedroom $202 $8 $210
Lanakila Homes II
1 bedroom $117 $5 $122
2 bedroom $144 $6 $150
3 bedroom $175 $7 $182
4 bedroom $203 $8 $211
Lanakila Homes IIIA ADA Units
1 bedroom $90 $6 $96
2 bedroom $103 $7 $110
3 bedroom $120 $9 $129
Lanakila Homes IIIA Standard
2 bedroom $106 $5 $111
Lanakila Homes IIIB
1 bedroom (ADA) $92 $5 $97
2 bedroom $106 $5 $111
3 bedroom $122 $6 $128
Lanakila IV
1 bedroom $118 $4 $122
2 bedroom $144 $6 $150
3 bedroom $176 $6 $182
4 bedroom $203 $8 $211
Punahele Homes
2 bedroom $144 $6 $150

ALLOWANCES FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Description Quantity/Month Hilo
Air conditioner, window type, 10,000 BTU 229 kWh $82
Oxygen concentrator, 400W 219 kWh $78
Nebulizer, 75W 5 kWh $2
Electric hospital bed, 200W 1 kWh $1
Alternating pressure pad, 70W 51 kWh $18
Low air-pressure mattress, 120W 88 kWh $31
Power wheelchair/scooter, 360W 67 kWh $24
Feeding tube, 120W 44 kWh $16
CPAP machine, 30W 9 kWh $3
Leg Pump 3 kWh $1
Portable Dialysis Machine 78 kwh $28

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 immunodeficiency virus infection.

Hakim Ouansafi
Executive Director
Hawaii Public Housing Authority
Department of Human Services
State of Hawaii

May 2022