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Department preparing provider application ahead of HUD Emergency Solutions Grant solicitation

Commission on Healing Solutions for Homelessness · March 19, 2026
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Summary

Department of Human Concerns staff said a Request for Provider application is being prepared in response to an upcoming HUD Emergency Solutions Grant solicitation; a release timeline has not been finalized. A public commenter raised concerns about referencing the 'United States' in historical context.

Secretary Jenna Nakama told the Commission the Department of Human Concerns is preparing a Request for Provider application related to the upcoming U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grant solicitation, but that a timeline for release has not been finalized. The Department plans to provide the application to organizations when ready.

Testifier Jasee Law raised a concern about the phrasing "United States" in relation to the historical overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii; Nakama did not offer a policy response on terminology during the meeting. The record does not indicate a public comment formally altered the Department's grant planning or timeline.