Naʻa mo e tokolahi ange ʻo e kau maʻu ʻapí ʻe lava ke nau maʻu ha tokoni kehe ki he fakamole fale ʻoku taau ʻo fakafou ʻi he Polokalama Paʻanga Tokoni ki he Kau Maʻu ʻApi ʻo e Vahefonua Mauí. Ko e kau maʻu ʻapi ʻi Maui, Molokaʻi mo Lānaʻi naʻe uesia kovi ʻe he ngaahi uesia ʻo e mahaki fakaʻauha COVID-19 ʻe lava ke nau maʻu ha tokoni mo ha ngaahi maʻuʻanga tokoni kehe ke tokoni ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fakaʻauha ʻo e ʻapí.

ʻE lava ke maʻu ʻe he kau maʻu ʻapi ʻoku taau ke maʻú ha tokoni ʻo aʻu ki he $60,000 ʻo fakafou ʻi he kautaha ngāue ʻoku aleapauʻi ʻe he polokalamá, ko e Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi (CCH).

Naʻe kamata ʻa e polokalamá ʻi Mē ʻaki ha ʻuluaki vahenga ʻe $7 miliona pea toki maʻu ha toe $14 miliona. Ko e tānaki paʻanga ko ʻení ʻe fakaʻatā ai ʻa e polokalamá ke ne tokoniʻi ha kau maʻu ʻapi ʻe toko 240 mo e 570 ne nau aʻusia ha faingataʻa fakapaʻanga fekauʻaki mo e mahaki fakaʻauha ʻo e COVID-19. Ko e fakakatoa ‘o e kau ma’u ‘api ‘e tokoni’i ‘aki ‘a e pa’anga tokoni kakato ‘e $21 miliona ‘oku ‘i he vaha’a ‘o e toko 357 mo e toko 850.  

“Ko e paʻanga tānaki ko ʻení ʻe poupouʻi ai ʻa e kau maʻu ʻapi ʻi Maui naʻe uesia kovi ʻe he mahaki fakaʻauha COVID-19 pea ʻoku nau faingataʻaʻia ʻi hono totongi ʻenau ngaahi fakamole ki he nō ʻapí, tukuhau koloá mo e ngaahi fakamole kehe ki he fale ʻoku taau,” ko e fakamatala ia ʻa e Pule Kolo ʻo e Vahefonua Maui ko Richard Bissen.

ʻOku fakalotolahiʻi ʻe he Vahefonuá ʻa e kau maʻu ʻapi ʻi Maui ʻe ala fie maʻu ha tokoni fakapaʻangá ke nau kole ki he lisi tatali ʻa e MHAF, ko e lau ia ʻa e Pule Kolo ko Bissen. ‘E ‘uluaki fetu’utaki ‘a e CCH ki he kau lesisita waitlist ke prescreen ki he taau ‘o fakatatau ki he malava. Talu mei hono fakaava ʻo e polokalamá ʻi he ʻaho 6 ʻo Mē, 2024, kuo maʻu ʻe he CCH ha ngaahi lesisita ʻe 563 ki he lisi tatali. Hili hono siviʻi ʻo e lisi tatali ki he taau mo ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi fehokotakiʻanga ʻo e fehuʻi ki he taau ʻo e prescreen, naʻe maʻu ha ngaahi fehuʻi fakakātoa ʻe 307 mo e ngaahi tohi kole ʻe 142, ʻo fakafofongaʻi ʻa e $545,000 ʻi he tokoni ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻaho ni.

“Kuo ʻi ai ha mahuʻingaʻia moʻoni ʻi he polokalama tokoni nō ʻa e vahefonuá ki he COVID-19 talu mei hono kamata ʻi Mē, pea ʻoku mau fakalotolahiʻi ʻa e kau maʻu ʻapi ʻo e Vahefonua Mauí ʻoku uesia fakapaʻanga ʻe he mahakí ke nau kole ke vakai pe ʻoku nau taau,” ko e lau ia ʻa e CEO mo e palesiteni ʻo e Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi ko Rob Van Tassell.

Ko e tokoni ‘oku tefito ia ki he ngaahi nō ‘o e fale ka ‘e lava ke ‘oatu ia ki he ngaahi fakamole kehe ki he fale ‘oku taau. ‘Oku ‘uluaki fakamu’omu’a ‘a e tokoni ki he ngaahi mo’ua pea toki totongi ‘a e mokesi ‘i he kaha’u, ‘o a’u ki he mahina ‘e 12 pe kae ‘oua kuo a’u ki he lahi taha ‘o e tokoni, ‘a ia ko e fē ‘e ‘uluaki hoko. Ko e ngaahi totongi ‘i he kaha’u ki he ngaahi fakamole kehe ki he fale ‘oku taau ‘oku fakangatangata ia ki he lahi taha ‘o e mahina ‘e tolu pe kae ‘oua kuo a’u ki he lahi taha ‘o e tokoni, ‘a ia ko e fē ‘oku ‘uluaki hoko.

‘Oku ‘ikai fiema’u ke ma’u ‘e he kau ma’u ‘api ha mokesi ke ma’u ai ha ngaahi tokoni kehe ‘oku taau ki he fakamole fale ka kuo pau ke nau fakakakato ‘a e ngaahi fiema’u kehe kotoa pe ki he taau ki he polokalama. Ko e ngaahi fakamole kehe ki he ngaahi fale oku taau oku kau ki ai a e totongi o e Kautaha o e Kau Ma u Api (HOA), Totongi o e Kautaha Fakalakalaka o e Iuniti Palani (PUD), totongi lisi, tukuhau koloa, ngaahi me angaue (vai, sua, veve, kasa, uhila), mo e malu i o e kau ma u api. ‘E lava ke ‘oatu ha ngaahi ngāue kehe, kau ai ‘a e fale‘i ki he fale kuo fakamo‘oni‘i ‘e he HUD pe ngaahi ngāue fakalao.
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ʻOku maʻu ha fakamatala lahi ange ʻi he https://www.mauicounty.gov/housing ; scroll hifo ki he “Ngaahi Kaveinga Vela” – Pa’anga Tokoni ki he Kau Ma’u ‘Api ‘a e Vahefonua Maui.
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Na'e toki kamata 'e he polokalama ha dashboard 'i he 'initaneti 'e lava ke vakai ki ai 'aki ha'o 'a'ahi ki he https://bit.ly/3LtbGbT . 'Oku lipooti 'e he dashboard 'a e lahi 'o e ngaahi tohi kole, ngaahi zip code 'oku fakafofonga'i, pa'anga 'oku vahe, mo e lahi ange 'i he taimi mo'oni. ʻOku fakalotolahiʻi atu ʻa e kau maʻu ʻapi ʻoku uesia kovi ʻe he ngaahi uesia ʻo e COVID-19 pea ʻoku nau tuʻu ʻi Maui, Molokaʻi mo Lānaʻi ke nau kole ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko e matakali, matakali, pe lotu ʻoku nau kau ki ai.
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‘E lava ke fakahangatonu atu ‘a e ngaahi fehu’i ki he CCH ‘i he ‘imeili ki he mauihafhelp@catholiccharityshawaii.org pe telefoni ki he (808) 873-4673, fili 1, pea fili 3, ‘i he vaha’a ‘o e 8 pongipongi mo e 4 efiafi faka’aho, kau ai ‘a e ngaahi faka’osinga ‘o e uike.