Rental Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee

The Rental Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee advises the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation on the allocation of state funds from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund, which provides financing for affordable rental housing development. The committee reviews applications from developers, evaluates projects against funding criteria, and makes nā ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo on which hale kūʻai kūpono developments to prioritize for state investment. Its work directly shapes the production of rental housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households.

Hawaii has a severe shortage of affordable rental housing, and decisions by this committee determine which projects get funded and where new affordable units are built. Community members, housing advocates, and renters hiki ke komo me HHFDC's ka manaʻo lehulehu processes and advocate for hale kūʻai kūpono in their communities.