Eligibility

To qualify for Family Housing, at least one apartment occupant must be a full-time UH Mānoa student and meet one of the following criteria:

Eligible Family Units:

  • Married couples
  • Married couples with child(ren)
  • Parents with dependent children
  • Domestic partners
  • Domestic partners with child(ren)
  • Considerations may also be given for other types of family arrangements.

Required Documents

Eligibility documents must be provided at the time the signed contract is returned to Student Housing Services in order to qualify for Family Housing.

For Students with Children

  • A copy of the Birth Certificate for each child residing in the apartment.

For Students with Partners

Students must provide one of the following:

  • A certified copy of legal documentation that demonstrates that the student and partner have entered into a marriage, domestic partnership or civil union
  • Proof of joint responsibility for each other’s common welfare, demonstrated by two of the following:
    • Joint mortgage or lease
    • Reciprocal beneficiary documentation
    • Designation of domestic partner as beneficiary of life insurance
    • Designation of domestic partner as beneficiary of retirement death benefit
    • Joint checking account

Additional Qualifications for Domestic Partnerships

To qualify, the student and their domestic partner must:

  • Intend to remain in a domestic partnership with each other indefinitely.
  • Be at least 18 years of age.
  • Share a common residence and intend to reside together indefinitely.
  • Not be member of another domestic partnership or marriage

To Apply for Family Housing

The application process for Family Housing follows the same steps & deadlines as the general housing application, depending on your student status and selected term.

Next Steps:

  1. Go to the Apply page
  2. Select the application term that applies to you
  3. Complete and submit the application

Additional Information

Applications will be sorted based on the prioritization criteria set by the UH Board of Regents.  Housing offers will be sent out in batches to hawaii.edu email addresses. 

Based on the family applicant’s group size, will determine the units that they are eligible for.  The maximum capacity of the apartment may not be exceeded.

Due to the high demand for space, Student Housing Services needs to provide as much on-campus housing to UH Mānoa students as possible. When needed, Student Housing Services may fill the apartments in the Family Housing area block with single students after all Family Housing applicants have been offered housing.