Section 10-7-42 - Kupuna housing(a) A native Hawaiian, fifty-five years or older may be eligible for kupuna housing. If kupuna housing is available, the department shall notify native Hawaiians that would meet the age requirement for the kupuna housing development. The department and the property management company shall then proceed under section 10-7-41, as applicable.(b) If a lessee accepts a kupuna housing offer, the lessee shall immediately occupy the kupuna housing unit and, within six months, either transfer or surrender his or her lease. Upon accepting a kupuna housing offer, the lessee becomes a renter and a previous lessee under section 10-3-23.(c) If the list compiled under subsection (a) has been exhausted and units are still available, the property management company may accept as renters native Hawaiians that are not applicants on a waitlist, lessees, or previous lessees if the potential renter is: (1) Verified by the department as eligible for Hawaiian home lands under the act; and(2) Qualified for the kupuna housing development by the property management company.(d) The renter's spouse may reside in the unit with the renter. An additional occupant, including an adopted minor or a legal caregiver, may also reside with the renter in the unit as allowed by applicable state or federal law.[Eff AUG 17 2019] (Auth: HHC Act §222) (Imp: HHC Act §207.5)