Kaua‘i’s Federal Homeowner Assistance Program
The State of Hawai‘i and the counties of Hawai‘i and Kaua‘i joined
nonprofit community development financial institution, Hawai‘i Community Lending (HCL), to
announce the launch of a new $5-million Homeowner Assistance Fund. The U.S. Congress
established the fund in the Department of the Treasury with the purpose of mitigating financial
hardships associated with the coronavirus pandemic. The fund will provide homeowners with
grants to prevent mortgage delinquencies, defaults and foreclosures