Hawaiʻi Housing Crisis by Courtney Abobo

Income Limits for Affordable Housing

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The housing crisis is affecting a majority of ʻohana's in Hawaiʻi. As I put this project together I realized that this housing crisis goes deeper than not enough housing. In these post I included the minimum wage for Hawaiʻi, If a person making minimum wage works 40 hours a week their paycheck before taxes is $560 for a full month of work they can expect a monthly income of $2,240 before taxes. A median house for sale in Hawaiʻi is selling in the mid 800 thousands, for a house selling for $850,000 a mortgage would be around $6,100 which a monthly minimum wage income cannot even afford half. Even if two individuals living in the house work full time minimum wage jobs they still cannot afford this mortgage.

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The affordable housing income limits advise that for a family of 5 to live comfortably in Hawaiʻi they need to make $120,000 annualy. A annual salary for someone who is making minimum wage would be $26,880 before taxes even if you are to times this by two the annual salary for two would be $53,760. A single family with two working adults would not make enough to live comfortably let alone buy a home using the affordable act.