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.

Active vouchers
1,178
Occupied
807
69% utilized
Housing authorities
1
serving this FIPS
Source-of-income law
Unknown

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

Metro vouchers
1,178
Metro utilization
69%
Type
Micropolitan
CBSA 28180

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.