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, 2026
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, 2026.
The revised rates and allowances listed below will be made effective on JULY 1, 2026.
Please note that written or oral comments on the revised utility rates or allowances may be submitted until July 31, 2026 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 832-4691 or 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, 2026
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 Laulima
2 bedroom $129 ($6) $123
3 bedroom $156 ($8) $148
Hookipa Kahaluu Non-Modernized Units
1 bedroom $132 ($7) $125
2 bedroom $173 ($8) $165
3 bedroom $223 ($11) $212
Hookipa Kahaluu Modernized Units
1 bedroom $125 ($6) $119
2 bedroom $168 ($8) $160
3 bedroom $217 ($11) $206
Kaahumanu Homes
2 bedroom $183 $24 $207
3 bedroom $223 $33 $256
Kalakaua Homes High Rise
1 bedroom $99 ($4) $95
Kalakaua Homes Low Rise
1 bedroom $95 ($5) $90
2 bedroom $103 ($5) $98
3 bedroom $122 ($6) $116
Kalihi Valley Homes Non-Modernized Units
1 bedroom $129 ($6) $123
2 bedroom $173 ($9) $164
3 bedroom $221 ($11) $210
4 bedroom $265 ($14) $251
5 bedroom $300 ($15) $285
Kalihi Valley Homes Modernized Units
1 bedroom $119 ($6) $113
2 bedroom $136 ($7) $129
3 bedroom $168 ($8) $160
4 bedroom $194 ($10) $184
5 bedroom $208 ($11) $197
Kamehameha Homes
1 bedroom $145 $19 $164
2 bedroom $179 $25 $204
3 bedroom $219 $33 $252
Kaneohe Apartments
1 bedroom $134 ($6) $128
2 bedroom $177 ($9) $168
Kauhale Nani
1 bedroom $168 $21 $189
2 bedroom $213 $29 $242
3 bedroom $262 $39 $301
Kauhale O’hana
3 bedroom $216 $33 $249
Kau’iokalani
3 bedroom $140 $11 $151
Ko’olau Village
1 bedroom $176 $20 $196
2 bedroom $221 $29 $250
3 bedroom $277 $38 $315
4 bedroom $323 $46 $369
Kuhio Homes
1 bedroom $61 ($2) $59
2 bedroom $70 ($3) $67
3 bedroom $77 ($3) $74
4 bedroom $87 ($4) $83
5 bedroom $87 ($4) $83
Maili I
2 bedroom $126 ($6) $120
3 bedroom $153 ($8) $145
Maili II
2 bedroom $137 ($7) $130
4 bedroom $194 ($9) $185
Mayor Wright Homes
1 bedroom $66 ($2) $64
2 bedroom $75 ($3) $72
3 bedroom $83 ($4) $79
4 bedroom $95 ($4) $91
5 bedroom $95 ($4) $91
Nanakuli Homes
3 bedroom $163 ($9) $154
Palolo Homes Non-Modernized Units
1 bedroom $131 $5 $136
2 bedroom $173 $3 $176
3 bedroom $221 $1 $222
4 bedroom $262 $0 $262
5 bedroom $297 ($2) $295
Palolo Homes Modernized Units
1 bedroom $141 $18 $159
2 bedroom $175 $25 $200
3 bedroom $215 $33 $248
4 bedroom $251 $40 $291
5 bedroom $278 $47 $325
Puuwai Momi
1 bedroom $126 ($6) $120
2 bedroom $168 ($9) $159
3 bedroom $217 ($11) $206
4 bedroom $260 ($14) $246
Salt Lake
2 bedroom $181 ($9) $172
Property Current Utility
Allowance Decrease/Increase
In Utility Allowance
(Dollar Change) New Utility
Allowance
Spencer House
2 bedroom $75 ($4) $71
3 bedroom $82 ($4) $78
Wahiawa Terrace
1 bedroom $113 $7 $120
2 bedroom $123 $6 $129
3 bedroom $141 $8 $149
4 bedroom $158 $7 $165
Waimaha-Sunflower A-E
1 bedroom $111 ($6) $105
2 bedroom $127 ($6) $121
3 bedroom $154 ($8) $146
Waimaha-Sunflower F-G
1 bedroom $108 ($5) $103
2 bedroom $124 ($6) $118
3 bedroom $151 ($7) $144
Waimaha-Sunflower
1 bedroom $106 ($5) $101
2 bedroom $121 ($6) $115
Waimanalo Homes
2 bedroom $231 $21 $252
3 bedroom $283 $31 $314
4 bedroom $327 $41 $368
Waipahu I
2 bedroom $100 ($5) $95
3 bedroom $115 ($5) $110
Waipahu II
2 bedroom $101 ($5) $96
3 bedroom $115 ($6) $109
ALLOWANCES FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Description Quantity/Month Oahu
Air conditioner, window type, 10,000 BTU 229 kWh $85
Oxygen concentrator, 400W 219 kWh $81
Nebulizer, 75W 5 kWh $2
Electric hospital bed, 200W 1 kWh $1
Alternating pressure pad, 70W 51 kWh $19
Low air-pressure mattress, 120W 88 kWh $33
Power wheelchair/ scooter, 360W 67 kWh $25
Feeding tube, 120W 44 kWh $16
CPAP machine, 30W 9 kWh $3
Leg Pump 3 kWh $1
Portable Dialysis Machine 78 kWh $29
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
June 2026





