HI SR154

Requests the Governor order all executive agencies to review and revise policies and rules to prohibit discrimination in rental transactions and advertisements based on source of income or participation in housing assistance programs.

Addresses the current gap in federal Fair Housing Act and Hawaii law that do not prevent landlords from discriminating against applicants with federal Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8 housing vouchers).

Notes that Honolulu is one of the largest U.S. cities without source of income discrimination prohibitions, and that such policies increase housing-finding success for voucher holders by twelve percent.

Requires all executive agencies to submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2023 Regular Session on the status of their policy reviews and revisions.

Emphasizes that source of income discrimination disproportionately affects women, as ninety-two percent of Hawaii's 22,000 single mothers reported losing financial independence during the COVID-19 pandemic.