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These groups include members from the State of Hawaii, Counties of Maui, Kauai and Hawaii, the City <br />and County of HonouIu, Federa U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and service <br />providers. Working together helps in identifying gaps, resolving issues, sharing ideas, and planning <br />coordinated efforts to provde for better prograrns and assist the beneficiaries of the different <br />programs. <br />Actions taken to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service <br />agencies. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) <br />The County continually expands its email list to notify interested citizens and organizations of upcoming <br />events, and includes video conferencing its citizen participation activities to enhance coordination <br />between public and private housing and soaal services agencies. <br />Identify actions taken to overcome the effects of any impediments identified in the <br />jurisdictions analysis of impediments to fair housing choice. 91.520(a) <br />The An&ysis af Impediments (A) completed in 2016, identified the general lack of awareness af fair <br />housing riMtsonthepadofpeup|ewithdisabWhties,nnenobersmfd»e0enera|pub|ic|and\on1sand <br />property managers. Many are unaware of the legal requirements for fair housing choice. They are <br />unaware of the avaiabIe resources and programs that support people with disabIities and assist in <br />obtaining and retaining suitable housing. This lack of awareness is a major impediment for the County of <br />Hawaii. To address and remove the impediments identified in the Al, the County's Fair Housing staff <br />worked to educate property managers, realtors, disabihty groups and the general public by conducting <br />seminars and training sessions. This past fiscal year, a total of 14 Fair Housing training sessions were <br />h&d for property managers/homeess programs and for the genera public (with approximately 150 <br />attendees, 13 of which were andIords, Of the 14 training sessions/seminars, 2 were conibined training <br />sessions for the OHCD staff, with 11 staff attendees and 12 sessions were h&d with local non -profits for <br />peope re-entering the housing market. The County also received over 1,000 hits on the website by <br />people wanting more information about their housing rights and resources. <br />CAPER 25 <br />OMB Contro No 2506 011" exp 06a0/2018)1 <br />