Need help buying a home? You may qualify for one of these programs.
Statewide and Regional Programs
- Community contacts - find out if your community offers homeownership assistance
- Habitat for Humanity - through volunteer labor, builds and rehabilitates houses for families in need
- HUD approved housing counseling agencies
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing - homebuyer programs in rural communities
Homebuying Programs
Statewide Programs
Alu Like, Inc.
Hale O Na Limahana
458 Keawe Street
Honolulu, HI 96813-5125
(808) 535-6700
Fax: (808) 524-1244
Email
Money Smarts - financial literacy program
Kulia Like - Financial Literacy
Hawai'i
32 Kino'ole Street, #102
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808) 961-2625
KAUA'I
2970 Haleko Road, #203
Lihu'e, HI 96766
Phone: (808) 245-8545
LANA'I
730 Lana'i Avenue, Suite 108
P.O. Box 630667
L'na'i City, HI 96763
Phone: (808) 565-6043
MAUI
1977 Ka'ohu Street
Wailuku, HI 96793
Phone: (808) 242-9774
MOLOKA'I
Kulana 'Oiwi Multi-Cultural Center
Maunaloa Highway, Kalama'ula Bldg D.
P.O. Box 1859
Kaunakakai, HI 96748
Phone: (808) 553-5393
O'AHU
Central Administrative Office:
Hale O Na Limahana
458 Keawe Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 535-1325
Email
Hawaiian Homes Commission
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
P. O. Box 1879
Honolulu, HI 96805
Operator - (808) 620-9500
Homestead Applications Branch - (808) 620-9220
Receives and maintains applications of native Hawaiians for residential, agricultural or pastoral lot leases
Hawaiian Community Assets
200 N. Vineyard Blvd, Ste A-300
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 587-7886
Fax: (808) 587-7899
Toll free: (866) 400-1116
O'ahu
200 N. Vineyard Blvd, Ste A-300
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 587-7886
Maui (including Molokai & Lana'i)
655 Kaumualii Street
Wailuku, Hawai'i 96793
(808) 760-5100
Big Island
260 Kamehameha Ave. #207
Hilo, Hawai'i 96720
(808) 934-0801
Kauai
4523 Ioane Road
Anahola, Hawai'i 96703
(808) 632-2070
Provides comprehensive housing education and counseling
Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation
677 Queen Street, #300
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 587-0620
Mortgage Credit Certificate, Affordable Housing, Hula Mae Mortgage, Section 8 Homeownership
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii
924 Bethel Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 536-4302 - Oahu
(800) 499-4302 - Neighbor Islands
Comprehensive housing counseling services
Nanakuli Housing Corporation
P. O. Box 17489
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 842-0770
Toll free from neighbor islands: (877) 668-2077
Homebuyer Education
Self-Help Housing Corporation of Hawaii
1427 Dillingham Blvd., Suite 305
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 842-7111
Self-Help Housing
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Rural Development
Federal Building, Room 311
154 Waianuenue Avenue
Hilo, HI 96720
(808) 933-8380
Fax: (808) 933-8327
Direct/Guaranteed Homeownership Loans, Rural Housing Loans and Grants
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Spark M. Matsunaga Medical & Regional Office Center
Attn: Loan Guaranty Division (26)
459 Patterson Road
Honolulu, HI 96819-1522
(808) 433-0480
Loan Processing and Loan Guaranty Services, VA-Acquired Properties for Sale
Oahu
City and County of Honolulu
Department of Community Services
51 Merchant Street, 1st Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 768-7076
Rehabilitation Loan Program, Disaster Assistance Loan Program, Down Payment Loan Program, Sewer Connection Loan Program, and Solar Roof Loan Program
Hawaii HomeOwnership Center
1259 Aala Street, Suite 201
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 523-9500
Fax: (808) 523-9502
Toll free: (877) 523-9503
Homebuyer Education, Housing Counseling
Honolulu Habitat for Humanity
922 Austin Lane, #C-1
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 538-7070
Fax: (808) 538-7171
Email
Self-Help Housing
Pacific Housing Assistance Corporation
677 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 712
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 523-5681
Fax: (808) 599-1821
Rent-to-Own Program - Tenney Village in Ewa
Kauai
County of Kauai Housing Agency4444 Rice Street, Suite 330
Lihue, HI 96766
Housing and Community Development: (808) 241-4444
Section 8 Rental Program: (808) 241-4440
Homebuyer Loan Program, American Dream Downpayment Assistance Program, Section 8 Homeownership
Kauai Habitat for Humanity
PO Box 28
Eleele, HI 96705
(808) 335-0296
Email
Self-Help Housing
Maui
County of Maui - Department of Housing and Human Concerns, Housing Division
35 Lunalilo Street, Suite 102
Wailuku, HI 96793
(808) 270-7351
Fax: (808) 270-6284
Email
Downpayment Program, HOME Investment Partnership Program, Housing Rehabilitation Program
Hale Mahaolu
200 Hina Avenue
Kahului, HI 96732
(808) 872-4100
Fax: (808) 872-4120
Comprehensive housing counseling services
Lokahi Pacific
1935 Main Street, Suite 204
Wailuku, Maui, HI 96793
(808) 242-5761
Fax: (808) 244-2057
Maui Habitat for Humanity
970 Lower Main Street
Wailuku, HI 96793
(808) 242-1140
Fax: (808) 242-1141
Email
Self-Help Housing
Hawaii Island
County of Hawaii
East Hawaii:
50 Wailuku Drive
Hilo, HI 96720-2456
(808) 961-8379
Fax: (808) 961-8685
West Hawaii:
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building B, 2nd Floor
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(808) 323-4300
Fax: (808) 323-4301
Email
Downpayment Program
Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation
100 Pauahi Street, Suite 204
Hilo, HI 96720
(808) 969-1158
Serving Hawaii County: Mutual Self-Help Housing for low to very-low income families
Hale Aloha O Hilo Habitat for Humanity
700 Manono Street, Suite 102
Hilo, HI 96720
(808) 935-6677
Fax: (808) 935-6637
Email
Self-Help Housing
Habitat for Humanity West Hawaii, Inc.
75-5576 Kauhola Street
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(808) 331-8010
Guam
Habitat for Humanity of GuamMailing Address:
PO Box 22511
Barrigada, Guam 96921
Physical Address:
159 Atty. Lamorena Street
Tamuning, GU
(671) 647-4667
Fax: (671) 647-4670
Self-Help Housing
Homebuyer Education Providers
Hale Mahaolu
200 Hina Avenue
Kahului, HI 96732
(808) 242-7027
Fax: (808) 242-4850
Homebuyer Education, Housing Counseling
Hawaii HomeOwnership Center
1259 Aala Street, Suite 201
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 523-9500
Fax: (808) 523-9502
Toll free: (877) 523-9503
Homebuyer Education, Housing Counseling
Hawaiian Community Assets
200 N. Vineyard Blvd, Suite A-300
Honolulu, HI 96817
Honolulu: (808) 587-7886
Fax: (808) 587-7899
Hilo: (808) 934-0801
Wailuku: (808) 760-5100
Anahola: (808) 632-2070
Toll free: (866) 400-1116
Homebuyer Education, Housing Counseling
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii
924 Bethel Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 536-4302
Toll free (877) 523-9503
Fax: (808) 969-3983
Homebyuer Education, Housing Counseling