Waitlist opens for housing project in Waikōloa Village

Applications are now being accepted for the waiting list at a housing project in Waikōloa Village.

Nonprofit developer Pacific Housing Assistance Corporation, through property manager Indigo Real Estate Services, will accept applications for both project-based voucher and non-project-based voucher units at Nā Hale Makoa till Nov. 17.

Following the application period, a lottery will be held to determine the order in which residents will be placed on the waiting list for PBV and non-PBV units, according to a news release from Hawai‘i County. The date and time of receipt of the application have no bearing on its position on the waiting list.

Nā Hale Makoa will feature 139 one-, two- and three-bedroom units serving households earning up to 140% of Area Median Income, as well as one resident manager’s unit. The project is anticipated to be complete by February 2026.

Thirty of the units are supported by project-based vouchers for households earning up to 60% of the area median income. The County of Hawaiʻi Office of Housing and Community Development administers the voucher program with federal funds received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and provides rental assistance to very-low-income households.

Only applications delivered or postmarked by Nov. 17 will be included in the initial lottery. Any application not selected in the initial lottery, along with any application received or postmarked after Nov. 17 will be placed on the program’s waitlist based on the date and time the application was received.

Applications are available at www.NaHaleMakoa.com. Applications may also be requested via email to leasing@nahalemakoa.com or by phone at 808-980-1757.

Completed applications can be submitted online, via email to leasing@nahalemakoa.com, postal mail to 1164 Bishop St. #1 applications 506, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813. Residents can also drop off applications in person at a soon-to-be-established temporary office at Bougainvillea Plaza, 75-5656 Kuakini Highway, Unit 303 in Kailua-Kona.

For more information and project updates, visit www.nahalemakoa.com.

Pacific Housing Assistance Corporation was selected by the county’s housing department following a request for proposals in 2020 to develop the rental housing within the County of Hawaiʻi’s existing Kamakoa Nui subdivision on the northern end of Waikōloa Village.

The county is leasing the approximately 10-acre site for 68 years to Kamakoa Nui Limited Partnership, the ownership entity.

The county housing department is responsible for the planning, administration, and operation of all County of Hawai’i housing programs. Its mission is to provide for the development of viable communities through decent housing, suitable living environments and expanded economic opportunities.

For more information, visit www.housing.hawaiicounty.gov.