Oahu Hasn’t Spent Tens Of Millions In Rent Aid As State Eviction Ban Expires … Starting Friday, Hawaii landlords may start serving eviction notices to tenants at least four months behind on rent.
Honolulu’s federally funded emergency rental assistance program prepared to reopen next week amid fears of a flood of new applications after Friday’s expiration of a statewide eviction ban imposed during the pandemic.
The Rental and Utility Relief Program has processed more than 22,000 applications for Oahu since April, awarding $47.8 million in rent and utility help to 5,947 households, said Patrick Williams, spokesman for Honolulu’s Office of Economic Revitalization.
But that’s far short of the $180 million in federal funds for emergency rental assistance that have been allocated for Hawaii’s most populous island.
