Appropriates funds to enhance housing counseling services for vulnerable populations in Hawaii.

The bill allocates funds to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to support HUD-certified housing counseling agencies. These agencies will provide financial education, homebuyer and renter education, one-on-one counseling, and eviction and foreclosure intervention services. The goal is to assist asset-limited, income-constrained, employed (ALICE) households and those on public assistance, aiming to prevent housing crises and promote long-term housing stability.

Appropriates funds to enhance housing counseling services for vulnerable populations in Hawaii.

The bill allocates funds to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to support HUD-certified housing counseling agencies. These agencies will provide financial education, homebuyer and renter education, one-on-one counseling, and eviction and foreclosure intervention services. The goal is to assist asset-limited, income-constrained, employed (ALICE) households and those on public assistance, aiming to prevent housing crises and promote long-term housing stability.