Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that nearly 1,000 federal responders are on the ground in Hawaiʻi to help the state recover from the devastating wildfires. In the days since President Biden declared a major disaster declaration for the state of Hawaiʻi, FEMA has approved more than $5.6 million in assistance to nearly 2,000 households including more than $2.3 million in initial rental assistance.
Maui Wildfire Disaster Updates for Monday Aug. 17 are posted: HERE. Maui residents affected by the recent wildfires can apply for federal disaster assistance at a joint Disaster Recovery Center that has opened in Kahului, and will continue daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College.
The Maui News The Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System is offering resources and assistance to Maui veterans impacted by the recent fires at t
All T-Mobile sites impacted by the fire have restored connection except for one that services Lahaina and was severely damaged. However, T-Mobile has the town of Lahaina now covered by a portable COW (cell on wheels) operating at the Lahaina Gateway Center.
LAHAINA Kahele Alipio and her family fled her ill-fated Lahaina Surf apartments “to wherever there was blue skies” as the fire approached and the town w