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, 2019
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, 2019.
The revised rates and allowances listed below will be made effective on JULY 1, 2019.
Please note that written or oral comments on the revised utility rates or allowances may be submitted until
May 31, 2019 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 1-800-274-3141, 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, 2019
Note: The new utility allowances have been rounded to the nearest dollar.
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 2019
Current Decrease/Increase In New Utility
Property Utility Utility Allowance Allowance
(Dollar Change)
Kapaa
1 bedroom $54 $4 $58
2 bedroom $62 $5 $67
3 bedroom $69 $5 $74
4 bedroom $82 $6 $88
Eleele Homes
1 bedroom $54 $3 $57
2 bedroom $61 $5 $66
3 bedroom $68 $5 $73
4 bedroom $79 $6 $85
Hui O Hanamaulu
1 bedroom $54 $4 $58
2 bedroom $62 $4 $66
3 bedroom $68 $5 $73
4 bedroom $77 $6 $83
Kalaheo
2 bedroom $63 $4 $67
3 bedroom $68 $6 $74
4 bedroom $73 $6 $79
Kekaha Ha’aheo
1 bedroom $79 $7 $86
2 bedroom $87 $7 $94
3 bedroom $99 $8 $107
Kawailehua – Federal
3 bedroom $158 $12 $170
ALLOWANCES FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Description Quantity/Month Kauai
Air conditioner, window type, 10,000 BTU 229 kWh $81
Oxygen concentrator, 400W 219 kWh $77
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 $15
CPAP machine, 30W 9 kWh $3
Leg Pump 3 kWh $1
Portable Dialysis Machine 78 kwh $28