2019-04-09 HCHA Approved Minutes

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HCHA April 9, 2019 Kierkiewicz: okay, pre...pre lava? Gyotoku: ....that's pre lava and actually lot of them lost their homes so we re- issued the vouchers so they were able to look for another unit. Inventory has been a problem with the puna district because you also have FEMA housing assistance people and you also have what we call TBRA (inaudible) so they all competing for the same available rental unit. Not to say they couldn't because the puna district we do have a lot of lower cost housing. It's just that on the westside we couldn't do it because the rents are too high up there. But in the puna district we do have a lot of businesses, I mean, vouchers being there. We... Kierkiewicz: and so this data its from when? Gyotoku: Its was recently done about a month ago. Kierkiewicz: A month ago. Okay. Gyotoku: So it does reflect a current situation. I don't know the exact amount of people that were affected by the lava but its not...HUD has said that they won't allow us to build or subsidize people in lava zone one, which is Leilani Estates, or if the...like lava zone two is close to a lava...lava zone one ah you know...zone, they won't let us...they kinda told us to refrain from building ah doing that and the same way for CDBG... Kierkiewicz: So to refrain from future vouchers, but if someone has been part of the program say for a decade?... Gyotoku: Oh yeah, oh no we honor...we honor... Kierkiewicz: ....and their living in lava zone two you're gunna continue to honor that? ... Gyotoku: ....It continues to be honored. Kierkiewicz: ....Okay. I just wanted to get clarification. Gyotoku: Yeah. yeah. yeah. No it continues to be honored as long as their qualified and their...we...we qualify every year and we renew their contract and we won't terminate that because of the lava flow. Kierkiewicz: Okay. Okay, that's great to know. Thank you so much. I yield. Eoff: Okay, thank you. Thank you. Mrs. Villegas. Page 15 of 22