Gaps In Hawaii Eviction Moratorium Leave Some Renters Scrambling For Housing…The state eviction moratorium doesn’t protect every renter. And being kicked out when you’re unemployed makes finding housing much harder.
Like hundreds of thousands of other Hawaii residents, Winter Popiwchak lost his jobs after the pandemic hit.
He had been offering snorkeling tours on a charter boat and working part-time at a movie theater when the state’s visitor industry ground to a sudden halt after Gov. David Ige issued the first stay-at-home order in March.
The Kaimuki resident has spent the past several months job hunting, taking classes online and relying on unemployment checks.
