What Does Affordable Housing Mean?


Aloha Folks


There's a lot of confusion around what "affordable housing" really means. 

  • "The Area Median Income is, by definition, 100% $91,450

  • Low Income is 80% of the AMI $86,800

  • Very Low Income is 50% of the AMI $54,250

  • Extremely Low Income is 30% of the AMI $32,550"

  • http://www.ahegroup.com/affordable-housing-1

 “Affordable Rental housing project” means a multifamily dwelling containing only

dwelling units that meet the following:


1. At least 80% of the total units are rented to households earning 100 percent

and below of the Average Medium Income (AMI), and rented at or below the

rental rate limits established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Development for households earning 100% of the AMI for the applicable

household size or less;


2. The affordable units must be rented at or below the rental rate limits for

households earning 100% AMI for a period of at least 15 years after a

certificate of occupancy is issued for the project.


3. No more than 20% of the total units in the affordable rental housing project

are occupied by the property owners or individuals who are related by blood,

marriage, or adoption to the property owners; and


4. The fee owners of the land on which an affordable rental housing project is

situated shall execute a declaration of restrictive covenants, and shall file a

copy thereof with the department of planning and permitting prior to the

issuance of a building permit for the affordable rental housing project.


** Keep in mind, one unit in the building can be kept by the developer as their own residency. 


I hope this helps clear things up. 


Humbly, 

David Santander


PS:

Let them know if you are for or against Bill 7 and the 330 Kuulei project being builtbeyond and above the town’s 40 foot height limit laws! [whatever you do, please be kind]


1). Dawn Takeuchi Apuna - Director

Jiro Sumada - Deputy Director

Department of Planning and Permits

dpp@honolulu.gov

“For complaints and investigations, call” (808) 768-8116

(These folks are the ones who can allow or stop this project!)

Here’s the link to their directory: https://www.honolulu.gov/dpp/organization-contacts.html


2). Contact Kailua town Board Members and let them know how you feel: 

levani.knb@gmail.com, wellerge@manaikaika.com, ctomasa@gmail.com, code900@aol.com, billhicksknb@gmail.com, donnawong967@gmail.com, jade.lau.808@outlook.com, treckers001@hawaii.rr.com, kelliann.hawaii@gmail.com, josiahakau@mac.com, cmiyashiro.knb@gmail.com. 

3). Contact Media and let them know how you feel. 

Civil Beat: news@civilbeat.org

My kailua: mykailua808@gmail.com 

Ian Lind - journalist https://www.ilind.net/2023/06/02/kahala-at-dawn/


4). Contact Dean and Makani Maeva about the project directly @ their email address

330kuulei@gmail.com 


5). If you have information you’d like to share, or opinions about the project, shoot us an email! 330kuuleiinfo@gmail.com




Location: 330 Kuulei Rd, Kailua, HI 96734, USA

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