Department of Budget and Fiscal Services

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG), HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS (HOME),
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS (ESG), HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA), AND
HOUSING TRUST FUND (HTF) PROGRAMS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City and County of Honolulu (City) will prepare an Annual Action Plan (AAP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 as part of the Consolidated Plan (CP) process.  A joint public hearing will be held by the City and the State of Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) for the CDBG, HOME, ESG, HOPWA and HTF programs.  The hearing will provide interested persons an opportunity to submit statements and testimony on the housing and community needs to be considered in the development of the City’s AAP for FY 2027.

The purpose of the AAP is to ensure that jurisdictions receiving federal assistance plan for the housing and related needs of low- and moderate-income families in a way that improves the availability and affordability of decent, safe, and sanitary housing in suitable living environments.

Information regarding the City’s programs can be found on its website at https://www.honolulu.gov/bfs/federal-grants/.

Information regarding the State’s programs can be found on its website at https://dbedt.hawaii.gov/hhfdc/.

The hearing will also provide interested persons an opportunity to submit statements and testimony on the City’s draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), a review of the City’s accomplishments for the most recently completed fiscal year. The CAPER for the FY ending June 30, 2025, will be submitted to HUD on or before September 30, 2025. The City’s draft CAPER is available for public review below:

 DRAFT Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for PY 2024 (3.52MB) 9/2025

A hardcopy will be made available upon request by emailing bfscdbgmail@honolulu.gov.

Information on attending the public hearing:

In-Person and Virtual Public Hearing:

Date:  September 17, 2025 (Wednesday) at 10:00 a.m.
Location:  HHFDC’s Board Room, 677 Queen Street, Suite 300, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Connectivity information on attending the virtual public hearing:
Join on your computer or mobile app: See Notice of Public Hearing on HHFDC’s website. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING  

Or call in (audio only): +1 808-829-4853, Phone Conference ID: 479080365#

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability or an interpreter for a language other than English, please call (808) 768-3930 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or send an email to bfscdbgmail@honolulu.gov at least ten (10) business days before the scheduled meeting.  Requests made as early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill your request.

All Interested persons are invited to attend the hearing and state their views, orally or in writing. Testimony covering the AAP and CAPER will be taken separately.

Persons unable to attend the hearing may submit their statements and testimonies by email to bfscdbgmail@honolulu.gov or by mail to: City and County of Honolulu, Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, Federal Grants Unit, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Room 240, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817. The deadline to submit testimony and comments regarding the City’s draft CAPER is September 25, 2025.

Andrew T. Kawano, Director
Department of Budget and Fiscal Services

By Order of RICK BLANGIARDI, MAYOR
City and County of Honolulu