HI HR6

Request government-funded housing agencies to make policy exemptions allowing elderly tenants to keep grandchildren-in-crisis living with them for a reasonable period while finding suitable housing.

Direct housing officials to waive house rules and avoid issuing eviction notices to eligible seniors who unexpectedly become primary caregivers for grandchildren-in-crisis.

Request housing officials to proactively identify affected grandparents as a relief measure.

Cite findings that over 14,000 grandparents in Hawaii care for over 33,000 grandchildren and save the state approximately $17,000,000 monthly by keeping children out of the foster care system.

Require certified copies be sent to the Governor, HUD, state and county housing officials, and multiple private housing agencies and organizations throughout Hawaii.