Hawaii program
Hawaii route through City and County of Honolulu Department of Community Services. This page stays free for the core public facts. Open paid access only when you need the full state board, related paths, and the decision layer around this program.
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Honolulu is now detail-safe because the city replaced the old stale brochure with a revised 2026 program brochure. Public copy should stay with the published 0% / $40,000 / lender-submitted path and avoid inventing a purchase-price cap or approved-lender roster that the city does not currently publish.
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Current Honolulu materials describe up to $40,000 at 0% interest with no loan fees for eligible first-time homebuyers on Oahu.
0% city loan
The city uses a 20-year amortization structure and applies owner-occupancy and annual occupancy-credit rules if the home is sold or transferred before the loan term ends.
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Honolulu first-time homebuyers purchasing an owner-occupied home on Oahu, Households meeting the current program-specific income caps published in the revised 2026 brochure, Borrowers with first-mortgage conditional approval whose lender can submit the city loan packet, Buyers completing a City-approved homeowner education course before approval
Current Honolulu materials describe a 0% city loan of up to $40,000 with no loan fees for eligible first-time homebuyers on Oahu, subject to funding availability on a first-come first-served basis.
The revised 2026 brochure describes a 20-year amortization schedule, equivalent to about $166.67 per month at the full $40,000 amount. The city also applies owner-occupancy and annual occupancy-credit rules when the home is sold or transferred before the loan term ends.
Get conditional approval for a first mortgage, complete a City-approved homeowner education course, and have the first-mortgage lender submit the Honolulu Down Payment Loan packet to the city before closing.
The revised 2026 Honolulu Down Payment Loan brochure now publishes the core consumer facts directly: up to $40,000, 0% interest, no loan fees, first-come first-served funding, required homebuyer education, lender-submitted application path, and a 20-year amortization structure with owner-occupancy conditions.
2026-04-22
Current Honolulu DPL brochure revised 2026-04; DHLM income-guidelines page updated 2025-05-09
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Amount: Current Honolulu materials describe up to $40,000 at 0% interest with no loan fees for eligible first-time homebuyers on Oahu.
Repayment: The city uses a 20-year amortization structure and applies owner-occupancy and annual occupancy-credit rules if the home is sold or transferred before the loan term ends.
First-time buyer: Required
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