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HCHA meeting September 7, 2021 <br />because that's how everyone gets their information right now, but we do realize <br />our marketing needs to be a little bit better on that. <br />Kierkiewicz: I'm just curious if there's any targeted sort of messaging <br />conversations say with the number of realtor groups that are around the island, I <br />know that rotary clubs and chambers of commerce are also connected to folks <br />that may have available housing stocks so also trying to get a sense on who <br />your target audience has been and if any of those audiences haven't been <br />reached, maybe just a suggestion to reach out to them as well. <br />Moore: Yeah, we haven't been to the NARPM meetings this year but we do <br />reach out to our current property management company and try to work <br />through them to get more owners to buy into the program so we've worked with <br />the existing property management company. <br />Kierkiewicz: Okay, maybe another suggestion, Administrator, Des, a <br />presentation to the Vibrant Hawai `i Housing Coalition, lot of folks around the <br />island... <br />Kunz: I think we did do that. <br />Kierkiewicz: Okay, maybe one more time because I'm assuming that you have <br />made some changes and refinements to the program and just want to make <br />sure that this is top of mind for them. <br />Kunz: Okay. <br />Kierkiewicz: Couple of other things, the down payment assistance program <br />using the HOME funds, that's correct, how much are you looking at, what sort of <br />pot of money are we working with? <br />Kunz: Des, do you have a dollar amount that we've designated? I don't <br />believe that's a cap. <br />Moore: We don't have down payment assistance program, we used to have <br />one but we don't have that program. <br />Kunz: I think she's referring to the amendment where we assist individuals with <br />subsidies for mortgage payments? <br />Moore: Oh, I'm sorry, the Homeownership Option Program, if you have a <br />conventional loan and non -backed government loan, the down payment is 3%, <br />1 % must come from the participant, 1 % of the 3% must come from the <br />participant. But most of our participants are, they qualify for first time home <br />Page 14 of 34 <br />