2021-09-07 HCHA Approved Minutes

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HCHA meeting September 7, 2021 most applications and where's it's going out now and where it is in which you need better support. Gilbreth: Yeah, good question. I'll make sure that we'll double check on that website, Councilmember, in terms of applications received and those being paid out, we are tracking by zip codes, right now we're seeing Hilo and Kona having the most in terms of applications and those approved, I don't think that should be a surprise, but in the Puna and Ka`u districts, what I can do Councilmember, actually for all the districts, we have data by zip code and I can pull that together and get that back to you folks in response so you have it, I do think, getting outside of Hilo and Kona we are constantly needing to get on the ground and honestly go knock on doors. In support of the solution with Vibrant Hawaii and housing stability services is to get community navigators potentially students from the University who are from those communities and they're knocking on doors and neighbors, friends and families let them know about this program to build that trust kind of right off the bat but I don't have that readily available, Councilmember, but I can provide it to you in a follow up. Kierkiewicz: Jeff, no worries, just curious, yes, if you could get us that data, I know that we'd appreciate it. Thank you. Any other questions? Mr. Kdnealii- Kleinfelder. Kanealii-Kleinfelder: Thank you, Chair. I just watching everything happening right now as far as the ups and downs in the business community with COVID cases, we have a person who is just seeing a lower wage or lack of hours and bouncing in between jobs, no job, job, no job, on hold, on pause, are they, I'm guessing, yes, are they, can they apply for these funds as well? Gilbreth: Absolutely Councilmember. Kanealii-Kleinfelder: Okay, that's good. I mean it's, we're going to be in a weird pattern watching the COVID and the way the Delta variant is affecting us and I wanted to make sure that everyone knows that these funds are very open and that it just takes the application, get your documents together and then hopefully getting some funding and what's amazing to me you're able to actually back fund to March 2020, if they didn't come in and apply earlier. A lot of people I know just, there's this thing where someone else needs it more than us or our family is doing okay you know, we're not struggling too bad but someone else could use it more than us and they're not taking advantage of it, I keep telling them the funding is there, take advantage of the funding and make sure you guys are okay and get ahead and not fall behind so it's incredibly important. I'll help message this to our Facebook page and social media and I thank you for the presentation today. Page 25 of 34