Haw. Rev. Stat. § 201H-8: Housing counseling.

The corporation may provide the following services for the programs it administers:

(1) Listing and referral services to tenants seeking to rent homes;

(2) Counseling to tenants on matters such as financial management and budgeting, basic housekeeping, communicating effectively and getting along with others, and other matters as may be desirable or necessary;

(3) Counseling to prospective homeowners on the rudiments of owning a home;

(4) Assistance to any person or government agency regarding the nature and availability of federal assistance for housing development and community development or redevelopment;

(5) Counseling and guidance services to aid: any person or government agency in securing the financial aid or cooperation of the federal government in undertaking, constructing, maintaining, operating, or financing any housing designated for elders; persons displaced by governmental action; university and college students and faculty; and any other persons; and

(6) Assistance to a county agency upon request from the agency in the development of programs to correct or eliminate blight and deterioration and to effect community development.