The Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation has partnered with SMS Research to conduct a phone survey to gather data on housing supply and demand. The phone survey began this week and will continue for three months.
The study is being conducted to gather and analyze data on demographic and economic characteristics of Hawaii households, the supply of housing by specific geographic areas, income groups and Native Hawaiian status; to project statewide and county need by HUD income groups, elderly households, special needs persons, at-risk homelessness and Native Hawaiian status; to provide a statewide and county inventory, including government assisted units and military housing on and off base; and to gather and analyze current and historic information statewide and by county, the state said.
Other participants in the study include the Homeless Programs Office of the Department of Human Services, Benefits Employment and Support Services Division; Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Department of Community Services, City and County of Honolulu; Office of Housing and Community Development, County of Hawaii; Kauai County Housing Agency; and the Maui County Department of Housing and Human Concerns.
“The 2015 Hawaii Housing Planning Study is designed to evaluate housing demand and conditions and will provide valuable data to plan housing programs,” said Craig K. Hirai, executive director of the HHFDC. The study is conducted every five years.