Section 8 in Hawaii County, HI
2,263 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Hawaii County, 97% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Hawaii County?
Source-of-income protection status for Hawaii is not yet in our database. Verify with a local attorney or the state civil-rights office before making a leasing decision in Hawaii County.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Hawaii County in the Hilo metro
Hawaii County is one of the counties inside the Hilo, HI core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Hilo metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Hawaii County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own wait list, and does its own HQS inspections. If you accept a voucher tenant, the PHA whose jurisdiction covers the unit's ZIP is the one you'll be dealing with.
County of Hawaii
Hilo · PHA code HI002
2,263 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Hawaii County?
Fair Market Rent, payment standards and PHA-specific figures vary by ZIP. Look up your address to get the exact SAFMR (where it exists), the payment-standard range, and the PHA that will hold the voucher.
Other Hawaii counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 202,163 · FIPS 15001.