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State Share Toward a Specially Adapted Home — Never More Than the Federal Share

HRS §363-11 lets the State meet part of the cost the federal government does not, for a veteran who qualifies for the federal Specially Adapted Housing grant. Two limits define it: residency before service, and a ceiling at the federal share.

Verified August 22, 2026

What this benefit is

HRS §363-11 lets the State meet part of the cost the federal government does not, for a veteran who qualifies for the federal Specially Adapted Housing grant. Two limits define it: residency before service, and a ceiling at the federal share.

What it's worth: A state share toward the cost the federal grant does not cover

  • The statute sets no dollar figure. It directs the office to develop rules specifying the amount provided to a veteran for the cost not borne by the federal government for a specially designed home.
  • It sets a hard ceiling instead: "In no event shall the State pay a qualified veteran a share greater than the federal government toward the purchase or remodeling of such home."
  • Payment is by voucher drawn by the comptroller on an application approved by the office, and only to the extent the applicable appropriation permits. An appropriation that runs out is a real limit on the section.
  • No amount is published here because the statute publishes none and the implementing rules were not read this session.

Who is entitled to it

  • You served in the armed forces.
  • Your home is in this state.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Qualify for the federal grant first. The section applies to a veteran who qualifies for a federal grant under the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Specially Adapted Housing programme — the state share is a supplement, not a substitute.
  2. 2Check the residency condition, which is unusual and is not about where you live now: the veteran must have been a bona fide resident of the State before entering active service with the armed forces.
  3. 3Apply to the Office of Veterans' Services at 459 Patterson Road, E-Wing Room 1-A103, Honolulu — 808-433-0420.
  4. 4Ask what the current rules set as the amount, and whether the appropriation for the year still has funds. Both determine what is actually payable.
File with
Office of Veterans' Services
Documents you will need
dd214 · va benefit summary letter
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Worth knowingThe residency test looks backwards, not forwards. A veteran who moved here after service does not meet it however long they have lived here; a veteran who left from here and came back does.
Worth knowingThe ceiling matters as much as the grant. Because the State may never pay more than the federal share, the state supplement rises and falls with the federal grant rather than filling whatever gap is left.
Known gapThe office rules that specify the actual amount are unread, and the state veterans homes at Hilo and Kapolei publish no eligibility or cost terms on the agency pages read this session — neither is quantified here.

Sources

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