Hawaii Public Housing Authority Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

Hawaii Public Housing Authority (Section 8 Office) 
1002 North School Street 
Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI
808-832-6040 http://www.hpha.hawaii.gov/

Section 8 Waiting List Status: Open

Affordable Housing Online is tracking the status of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (Section 8 Office) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List. This is what we know as of our most recent update on August 16th, 2016.

Please note: The Hawaii Public Housing Authority Section 8 HCV program covers Honolulu County, HI.

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The Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Project-Based Voucher and Non-Elderly Disabled waiting lists are currently open on a limited basis, from August 16, 2016 at 12:01 am, until August 18, 2016 at 11:59 pm HT.

Please note: 

• According to the HPHA, "applications will be accepted from eligible applicants with the following preferences: 1) Homeless; 2) Victims of domestic violence; or 3) Involuntarily displaced."
• This waiting list was scheduled to open some time in November 2015, but was pushed back to a later date.

To apply, complete the online pre-application here. The pre-application is available in 12 languages. Computers, tablets and mobile phones may be used to access the pre-application, but not all operating systems are supported.

Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to complete the application must contact the HPHA before August 18, 2016.

The following documentation is required when submitting the pre-application: Name, date of birth, Social Security Number, yearly gross income of all members of the household. 

Applicants will receive a confirmation number after submitting the pre-application. Keep this number in a safe, easy to access place.

Applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the pre-application is received. Persons placed on the waiting list will receive notice if they were placed on the waiting list about 30 days after the waiting list closes.

Important note: Applicants who have been placed on the waiting list must inform the housing authority immediately if your application information changes (such as contact information, income, and household members). In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list. Contact the housing authority to find out how to update application information.

For more information, visit the HPHA website, or call the office at (808) 832-6040.

11 Personal Finance Steps for Those Pushing 40

By the time the average person reaches the age of 40, there have been significant milestones reached.

Most are homeowners, have a career, married and had their children. At this point, they are definitely thinking about the future decades in life. 

To be more specific, personal finances.

Emergency fund - If there isn't one already set up, now is the time to make it happen. Without money set aside for unexpected costs, people turn to credit cards or worse yet, payday loans. Going into the second phase of your life with pile of debt or bad credit isn't going to help. Get that emergency fund built so you don't have to depend on third party money.

Insurance - No more putting this one off. Life, disability, and even rental will save you and your family if something really bad happens. 

Shop for the best premiums that will cover all of your needs. 

Retirement accounts - Make the deposits automatic through your paycheck. You will never miss the money nor forget to pay. Too often we save these kinds of payments for anything that is left at the end of the month. It's time to make this payment first on the list. 

Financial Adviser - You may be doing a great job managing your money, but it would be best to sit with a professional and let them look at things. Even a few small tweaks to your plan may make all the difference for your future. 

Check your credit - Make an effort at least once a year to check your credit history. You may need to correct errors, dispute debt that doesn't belong to you or request to remove an outdated negative report. With a free credit check from each of the credit bureaus every 12 months, there is no excuse not to. 

Increase your tax knowledge - Become proficient on income tax. You may save money if you familiarize yourself with all the deductions and credits available to you. Hundreds or even thousands of dollars over the rest of your life add up. 

Invest in a home - If you haven't done so already, it's a good investment for your future. It doesn't fit everyone situation, but if you can, you will provide stability for your family. 

Maximize employment benefits - Does your employer offer to match retirement contributions? What are you waiting for? Other benefits you may be entitled to are; pretax transportation, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance, wellness programs, financial planning and health savings. Your employer may even offer something different. Unless you ask, you may be missing out. 

Make a will - This should have been done in your thirties so get to it. Especially if you have children who are still minors, it is important to spend the time and money and hire an attorney to create a solid estate plan. 

Learn investing basics - You want to make the best choices for your money. The more you know, the smarter those choices will be. Take a personal finance course in your community college to help get you started. 

Pay off your debt - Debt cripples finances. You will limit future plans by carrying past debt. Make a point to steadily payoff that debt and rebuild your credit. You will have more money to invest once it is gone.

Altering Habits to Improve Your Personal Life

Habits, oh those nasty habits. Habits are developed from coaching, influences, observation, and practice. We develop many habits throughout our life, which some are good and others are bad. 

Good habits we can preserve, but when one needs to improve their life the bad habits has to take a hike. Eliminating bad habits nevertheless shouldn't be straightforward, particularly if an habit is involved. 

For that reason, we will take a few steps to studying how you can change your habits.

Making excuses: Folks wander by way of life making excuses. Anytime a person sees one thing sophisticated, they are going to usually make excuses why they can't cope with the problem. "This is just the best way I am." This can be a common problem in the world, which we have all heard billions of times. 

If you're out to enhance your life nonetheless, it is advisable to say, "This is one thing that hinders me from achievement and I have the power to change it."

The primary key to success is cease making excuses. Discover ways to tell the truth. The truth is the one answer that leads you to improve your private life. 

Once you've been taught to tell the truth, you will want to commit self to studying new behaviors and habits.

You can commit by choosing a new habit. At the moment I plan to drink extra water. Some of us detest water, yet water is our way of living healthier. Instead of detesting one thing that may save your life, begin saying, as we speak I will drink extra water. Even should you start out ingesting a glass for the primary couple of days, you are making changes. 

As we speak I am going to cease judging others and myself. This can be a frequent mistake individuals make within the world. They spend time judging others and themselves. This gets them nowhere however in a world of chaos. It is best to change your ways. 

Do you think negative? I can't change this. My life is filled with nonsense, I can't swing it anymore. Why me? Who put a tag on my head, saying persecute me. If you happen to spend your life considering negative and saying damaging connotations, attempt changing your methods today. As an example, say, I can change something and I'm going to. 

As a substitute of claiming life is stuffed with nonsense, settle for it as fact yet transfer ahead to make your life better. Why me is a typical question, which nobody is aware of why, but now we have to simply accept it, make better decisions and move ahead. If you happen to really feel persecuted, ask you what you're doing that makes you feel this way. 

Do you've gotten buddies or members of the family weighing you down? In that case, then kick their butt down the highway and make new friends. No one in life is worth you struggling ongoing. You've gotten the ability to make modifications, yet you would not have the power to change other
people. 

While you begin to make changes to improve your life, begin small. Instead of leaping the gun, take baby steps to success. Too many instances individuals try to change overnight. This only leads to frustration.

When you're working to alter your life and habits ensure you search support and feedback. You do not need to walk the road to success alone. Feedback is discovered at your library, the Internet, at colleges, and so on. 

Ask someone you belief to help you and offer you feedback when needed also. You'll find help from self improvement programs as well.