If you rent through a city-regulated affordable housing program on O’ahu—or you’re on a waitlist hoping to get in—the numbers that govern your eligibility and your landlord’s maximum allowable rent just changed.
The Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting has released its 2026 income limits and maximum allowable rents, used to set rent ceilings and eligibility thresholds for DPP-regulated affordable units in Honolulu. These are not citywide rent controls—they apply only to units in DPP-administered programs and related regulated developments.
The 80% of area median income (AMI) tier is the threshold used in many affordable housing programs. A single person qualifies at up to $86,240 per year; a family of four at up to $123,200…