Maui Homeowner Assistance Fund
The Maui Homeowner Assistance Fund Program, which has provided financial assistance to homeowner-households on Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, will close on May 27, 2026, according to the County of Maui Department of Housing.
Launching on May 6, 2024 and addressing the community needs over the last two years in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the program will begin a structured 45-day closure period to ensure current and eligible participants receive assistance to the greatest extent possible. The program will stop accepting new applications on May 27, 2026.
By assisting qualified County homeowners, the program helped prevent mortgage delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities or home energy services, and the displacement of homeowners experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its inception, the Maui Homeowner Assistance Fund Program has assisted 482 homeowner-households and provided more than $17 million in financial assistance to eligible County homeowner-households.
Key dates and other information for program participants include the following:
- Final day for new enrollments: May 27, 2026
- Last day of services: June 6, 2026
To ensure a smooth transition, program participants are encouraged to follow the steps:
- Continue working with intake specialist
Your intake specialist will remain your primary point of contact during the closure period. Please reach out to the individual with any questions or with completing your final requests for assistance.
- Final date to submit documents: June 6, 2026
All outstanding documents must be submitted no later than June 6, 2026. After this date, additional documentation will not be accepted.
- Final payment assistance checks: July through September 2026
Catholic Charities Hawai’i will issue the final round of mortgage assistance payments in July 2026 to cover eligible assistance for August and September 2026.
- Check deposit deadline: Aug. 31, 2026
All program mortgage assistance checks must be applied to your mortgage account by your mortgage servicer and fully cleared no later than Aug. 31, 2026. Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi will notify mortgage servicers of this deadline. Homeowners are encouraged to confirm with their mortgage servicer that funds have been applied, and the payment is fully cleared before this date.
- Additional resources
Participants seeking future assistance may consider the following resources:
Aloha United Way 211, https://auw211.org or (808) 275-2000
Bridging the Gap, www.btghawaii.org/resources
Participants with questions regarding their program status or records should contact their intake specialist or Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi at (808) 521-4357, option #5, or by email at MauiHAFHelp@catholiccharitieshawaii.org.
HOW TO APPLY:
- Register for the waitlist*
- Complete prescreening
- Complete the application & provide supporting documents
*Applicants are to understand that registering for the waitlist does not mean they have completed the application process.
Subject to availability of funding, applicants will receive prescreen and application links in the order of waitlist registrations received by the program.
To learn more about eligibility requirements, or how to apply, please click here.
This website is supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number HAF0002 awarded to the State of Hawaii by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
