Section 8 in Kauai County, HI
1,178 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Kauai County, 69% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Kauai 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 Kauai County.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Kauai County in the Kapaa metro
Kauai County is one of the counties inside the Kapaa, HI core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Kapaa metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Kauai 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.
Kauai County Housing Agency
Lihue · PHA code HI005
1,178 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Kauai 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 73,511 · FIPS 15007.