Section 8 in Honolulu County, HI

Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Honolulu County?

Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.

Honolulu County in the Urban Honolulu metro

Housing authorities serving Honolulu County

Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. The PHA whose jurisdiction covers a unit's ZIP is the one both tenant and landlord will deal with.

• City and County of Honolulu

  Honolulu · PHA code HI003

  5,126 Section 8 units

• Hawaii Public Housing Authority

  Honolulu · PHA code HI901

  4,457 Section 8 units

• Hawaii Public Housing Authority

  Honolulu · PHA code HI001

  4,667 units total

Section 8 rent by ZIP in Honolulu County

Honolulu County is in a Small Area FMR metro, so HUD publishes a separate rent limit for each ZIP (FY2026). The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.

• 96701$2,460
• 96706$3,160
• 96707$3,240
• 96712$2,710
• 96717$2,790
• 96730$2,240
• 96731$2,200
• 96734$3,610
• 96744$2,850
• 96759$2,820
• 96762$3,080
• 96782$2,710
• 96786$2,970
• 96789$2,720
• 96791$2,900
• 96792$2,360
• 96795$2,060
• 96797$2,430
• 96813$2,290
• 96814$2,770
• 96815$3,050
• 96816$2,480
• 96817$2,170
• 96818$3,410
• 96819$2,320
• 96820$2,640
• 96821$3,550
• 96822$2,510
• 96825$3,960
• 96826$2,400
• 96848$2,510
• 96850$2,640
• 96853$3,410
• 96857$2,970
• 96858$2,320
• 96859$2,640
• 96860$3,180
• 96863$3,610

Other Hawaii counties

• Hawaii County2,263 vouchers
• Maui County1,563 vouchers
• Kauai County1,178 vouchers