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Hale Kamaaina is detail-safe, but public copy should frame it as a statewide first-mortgage platform with optional DPA. Do not present the DPA as a standalone public program and do not collapse the first-time-buyer exceptions into one oversimplified rule.
Source note: Current official sources disagree on whether the optional DPA equals 4% of the first-mortgage amount or 4% of the total loan amount entered by the lender. The FAQ and targeted-area sheet also say Kauai has no targeted area, while the April 2026 lender guidelines still show a targeted purchase-price figure for Kauai.
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Current HHFDC materials describe a statewide 30-year fixed first mortgage with optional DPA at roughly 4%, subject to published county limits and current official calculation-basis conflicts.
30-year fixed first mortgage with optional DPA second mortgage
The first mortgage amortizes normally over 30 years, while the optional DPA second mortgage is deferred at 1% simple interest until payoff, sale, refinance, or loss of owner-occupancy.
Varies
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Hawaii first-time homebuyers using a participating lender, Veterans and targeted-area buyers who can use the published first-time-buyer exceptions, Borrowers meeting current county-level HHFDC income and purchase-price limits, Hawaii residents completing HUD-approved homebuyer education before closing
Current HHFDC materials describe a statewide 30-year fixed first mortgage that can add optional down payment assistance. The DPA is publicly described as a 1% simple-interest, 30-year deferred second mortgage worth about 4%, although official sources do not fully agree on whether the 4% basis is the first-mortgage amount or the total loan amount entered by the lender.
Borrowers repay the first mortgage under standard 30-year fixed terms. When DPA is used, the subordinate mortgage carries no monthly payment, accrues 1% simple interest, and is due on payoff, sale, refinance, or loss of owner-occupancy.
Confirm current county limits and first-time-buyer rules, complete HUD-approved homebuyer education, work with a participating lender, and have that lender reserve and close the HHFDC first mortgage with the optional DPA second mortgage if needed.
Current HHFDC materials market Hale Kamaaina as a statewide affordable homeownership program for first-time buyers, with competitive fixed-rate 30-year first mortgages and optional down payment assistance. Official HHFDC and eHousingPlus materials together publish current county limits, current lender participation, a 660 score floor, required homebuyer education, and an optional DPA second mortgage that is deferred over 30 years at 1% simple interest.
2026-04-22
Current HHFDC eligibility and how-to-apply PDFs dated 2026-01-15; FAQ dated 2026-03-09; eHousingPlus program guidelines dated 2026-04-08
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Amount: Current HHFDC materials describe a statewide 30-year fixed first mortgage with optional DPA at roughly 4%, subject to published county limits and current official calculation-basis conflicts.
Repayment: The first mortgage amortizes normally over 30 years, while the optional DPA second mortgage is deferred at 1% simple interest until payoff, sale, refinance, or loss of owner-occupancy.
First-time buyer: Varies
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