A ‘Tremendous Need’ For Affordable Housing In Hawaii Leads To Long Waitlists 0 As Honolulu officials push for more affordable housing, people are applying to multiple waitlists to get into available units.
With many Hawaii residents priced out of the real estate market on Oahu, affordable housing projects are filling up as fast as they can be built. That means waitlists may be anywhere from six months to three years.
To increase their chances, property managers encourage people to apply for units in multiple buildings.
”If I know I have a long waitlist in one of my properties, I refer them to another property where I think has a shorter waitlist,” said Randeatte McEnroe, regional property manager for Hawaii Affordable Properties. “I always encourage applicants to apply to as many properties as they want because, at the end of the day, the goal is to get people housed.”
