PUBLIC NOTICE
CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT (CARES ACT)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM 
Through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) passed by the United States Congress on March 27, 2020, as Public Law 116-136, the City was awarded $4,872,982.00 in CDBG Funds. Subsequently, the City has also been awarded two additional CDBG CARES Act allotments of $3,089,159.00 and $6,445,350.00, respectively.
Pursuant to the City and County of Honolulu’s (City) Citizen Participation Plan, the proposed amendments to the City’s Twenty-Fifth (25th) Year Action Plan are provided for your information. The City desires to reprogram CARES Act funds to projects that can utilize the funds immediately in order to achieve CARES Act CDBG goals more efficiently and expediently. The proposed revisions to the CARES Act CDBG projects are provided for your information and use.
CARES ACT – CDBG Project Description and Allocation Revisions
REDUCTION IN AWARD OF $135,138.00
Hawaii HomeOwnership Center – Housing Stability through Housing 
Counseling and Legal Assistance
Project Description:   Provision of grant funds to provide new or quantifiably  increased public services, such as providing services  that will help affected parties with housing counseling  and legal assistance ranging from crisis budgeting,  identifying local resources, foreclosure and eviction  prevention services, and addressing consumer issues  (e.g., predatory lending).  
Funding Source: CDBG CVII & CVIII
Proposed Amount:   $0.00 (previously $135,138.00) 
Location:   1259 A’ala Street, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96817
REDUCTION IN AWARD OF $148,934.97
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) – Hale Manako 
Affordable Housing
Project Description:   Acquisition of a property to provide housing for low- and  moderate-income households affected economically, or  otherwise, by the coronavirus.  
Funding Source: CDBG CVII & CVIII
Proposed Amount:   $2,251,065.03 (previously $2,400,000.00) 
Location:   105 Mango Street, Wahiawa, Hawai’i 96786
REDUCTION IN AWARD OF $102,707.70
Domestic Violence Action Center – Hale Wahine Domestic Violence 
Survivor Housing
Project Description:   Acquisition of a property to provide housing for low- and  moderate-income households that include domestic  violence survivors during a time when the coronavirus  has exacerbated intimate partner violence and created  barriers to accessing safe housing.  
Funding Source: CDBG CVII & CVIII
Proposed Amount:   $1,197,292.30 (previously $1,300,000.00) 
Location:   Address Suppressed for Safety, City and County of 
 Honolulu
REDUCTION IN AWARD OF $1,541,352.00
Family Promise of Hawai’i – ‘Ohana Navigation Center and Shelter
Project Description:   Support the acquisition and rehabilitation of a property  to provide non-congregate shelter space and additional  support services in response to the coronavirus and to  support households at risk of or experiencing 
 homelessness.  
Funding Source: CDBG CVII & CVIII
Proposed Amount:   $0.00 (previously $1,541,352.00) 
Location:   1234 N. King Street, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96817
INCREASE IN AWARD OF $292,994.67
DCS, Community Based Development Division (CBDD) – Administration 
Project Description:   Provision of grant funds for administrative support of  the DCS CBDD.  
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount:   $1,135,071.35 (previously $842,076.70) 
Location:   925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 200, Honolulu, 
 Hawai’i 96817
INCREASE IN AWARD OF $500,000.00
DCS, TEAM WorkHawaii – Outreach Program for Unemployed, and Early 
Release Detainees 
Project Description:   DCS will operate the Team WorkHawaii program which includes the provision of grant funds for case management services and emergency payments on behalf of individual or families for up to six consecutive months for low- to moderate-income persons experiencing homelessness or at-risk of becoming homeless, specifically targeting the unemployed or early-released detainees, who were either released early because of COVID, or having difficulty finding employment because of COVID.  
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount:   $2,310,000.00 (previously $1,810,000.00)
Location:   85-670 Farrington Highway, Wai’anae, Hawai’i 96792
INCREASE IN AWARD OF $150,000.00
DCS Eviction Prevention – CDBG Public Service/Increased Capacity
Project Description:   Provision of grant funds for an eviction/homeless  prevention program for households impacted by the  coronavirus, which includes financial assistance, including  rental assistance and utility assistance for up to six (6)  months.  
Funding Source: CDBG CVI, CVII, & CVIII
Proposed Amount:   $650,000.00 (previously $500,000.00)
Location:   925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 200, Honolulu, 
 Hawai’i 96817
INCREASE IN AWARD OF $750,000.00
Hawaii Public Health Institute – CDBG Public Service/Food and Meal 
Access 
Project Description:   Provision of grant or contract funds for a new service to  provide or support access to food or meals for elderly  persons, including quarantined elderly individuals  and/or elderly individuals that need to maintain social  distancing due to medical vulnerabilities as a result of  the coronavirus.  
Funding Source: CDBG CVI, CVII, & CVIII
Proposed Amount:   $2,107,380.30 (previously $1,357,380.30)
Location:   Citywide, City and County of Honolulu
INCREASE IN AWARD OF $135,138,000.00
Hale Kipa, Inc. – Emergency Shelter and Family Assessment Center 
Project Description:   Support the rehabilitation of a property to provide non- congregate shelter space and additional support services  in response to the coronavirus and to support  households at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
Funding Source: CDBG CVII & CVIII
Proposed Amount:   $135,138.00 (previously $0.00)
Location:   91-2128 Old Fort Weaver Road, ‘Ewa Beach, Hawai’i 
 96706
INCREASE IN AWARD OF $100,000.00
Family Promise of Hawai’i – Emergency Non-Congregate Shelter and 
Wraparound Services
Project Description:   Provision of grant funds to rent underutilized structures  such as hotel rooms to create shelter for people  experiencing homelessness and for individuals and  households unable to practice social distancing due to  overcrowding or shared living spaces.  In addition to rent,  funds will also be used to pay for labor, supplies, and  material as well as to operate and/or maintain the portion  of a facility in which the public service is located.
Funding Source: CDBG CV
Proposed Amount:   $100,000.00 (previously $0.00)
Location:   245 N. Kukui Street, Suite 101, Honolulu, Hawai’i 
 96817 
Interested parties may submit written comments by May 12, 2023, to: the City and County of Honolulu, Department of Community Services, Community Based Development Division, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 200, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96817 or by email to dcscbdd2@honolulu.gov.
By order of RICK BLANGIARDI, MAYOR
City and County of Honolulu
Anton C. Krucky, Director
Department of Community Services
(SA1411015 4/12/23)





