Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp.

The Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) is a state agency that finances and develops affordable rental and for-sale housing across Hawaii. It allocates federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits, issues tax-exempt bonds, and administers state housing programs to support the construction and preservation of affordable units. HHFDC also develops housing on state land and partners with private developers for mixed-income projects.

Hawaii's severe housing affordability crisis makes HHFDC one of the most consequential nā keʻena mokuʻāina for working families, as it determines which hale kūʻai kūpono projects get built and where. Hiki i nā lālā kaiaulu ke testify at nā hōʻike lehulehu on proposed housing projects and policy decisions.