Connect With Us: Menu OHA’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program 218 158 127 Starting June 1, 2021, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is making $1,044,253 available to implement an emergency financial assistance program for Native Hawaiians. OHA’s Ka Wailele Emergency Financial Assistance Program is being administered by Hawaiʻi Community Lending (HCL), a Native Hawaiian community development financial institution. OHA is encouraging Native Hawaiians who are at least 18 years old and in financial hardship – to review program requirements and apply. No income requirements apply. Ka Wailele will provide grants up to $1,500 for past due rent, mortgage, utilities and rent deposits to an estimated 520 households that can prove Native Hawaiian ancestry, Hawaiʻi residency, financial hardship, and need for housing and/or utility assistance. Native Hawaiians are limited to receive OHA emergency financial assistance one-time every two years. How to Apply Online application at www.KaWailele.org By phone at (808) 587-7656 (requires the (808) to be dialed) In-person at a Financial Opportunity Center listed below, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oʻahu 200 N Vineyard Boulevard, Suite B140 Honolulu, HI 96817 808-587-7886 Maui 24 N Church Street, Suite 210 Wailuku, HI 96793 808-727-8870 Molokaʻi /Lānaʻi (Remote Site) University of Hawaii Molokaʻi Education Center 375 Kamehameha V Highway Kaunakakai, HI 96748 808-553-4490, ext. 6 Open Mon & Wed, 8:30a to 4:30p East Hawaiʻi – Reopens June 14, 2021 1315 Kalanianaʻole Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720 808-934-0801 West Hawaiʻi (Remote Site) – Reopens June 16, 2021 La’i’ōpua 2020, 74-5210 Keanalehu Drive, Kailua Kona, HI 9674 808-587-7656 (requires the (808) to be dialed) Open Mon-Fri, 9a-4p Kauaʻi 4523 Ioane Road, Anahola, HI 96703 808-784-3841 ** All eligible Kahiau (CNHA program) applicants will be contacted and have until June 5 to respond to HCL’s communication. If no response if received by the deadline, applicants will need to apply again through HCL. If applicants are not contacted by HCL by June 1, they can assume their Kahiau application was ineligible and will need to reapply for assistance through HCL. Unfortunately, we do not have information on why CNHA deemed any applicant ineligible. LATEST NEWS More OHA HIRES NEW CHIEF ADVOCATE AND NEW COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR MORE DR. DAVID KEKAULIKE SING HONORED BY THE NATIONAL INDIAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION WITH A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD MORE STATEMENT FROM OHA BOARD CHAIR LINDSEY ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLESʻ DAY MORE OHA DELIVERS “MEALS & MAHALO” TO FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS ON HAWAI’I ISLAND MORE OHA ANNOUNCES COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION OF TWO PROPERTIES NEXT TO NĀ LAMA KUKUI MORE Office of Hawaiian Affairs 560 Nimitz Hwy #200 Honolulu, HI 96817 SITE INFO Employment Opportunities Staff: Webmail Public Notices Media Kit Terms of Use Policy Privacy Policy CONTACT US Email Us Office Locations (808) 594-1835 © 2021 Office of Hawaiian Affairs