#FEMA Region 9
FEMA temporary housing assistance extended to February 2027 for wildfire survivors
Federal housing assistance for Maui wildfire survivors has been extended through February 2027, providing relief to nearly 1,000 households that were facing an impending cutoff.
FEMA extension uncertain; Mayor urges wildfire survivors to take alternate housing, if available
With the end of temporary federal emergency assistance now set for the end of next month, Mayor Richard Bissen advised Lahaina wildfire survivors Wednesday night to take a permanent housing alternative, if available.
FEMA Approves Fire Management Assistance Grant for Holomua Fire in Maui
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Region 9 Administrator authorized the use of federal funds to assist the State of Hawaiʻi in combating the Holomua Fire that started Tuesday afternoon in Pāʻia on Maui.
County: Milestone reached with 100% sewer system restoration in Lahaina
Calling it a “significant milestone,” the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management Wastewater Reclamation Division announced that Lahaina’s County sewer system is now 100% active. The progress comes as homes and businesses look to rebuild after the August 2023 wildfire.
First family moves into FEMA’s Kilohana Group Housing after Lahaina wildfires
The Folaumoeloa family became the first tenants of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Kilohana Group Housing on Friday, a long-awaited milestone for Ane, Lafaele and their three children. It marked the end of a nearly 15-month wait since the wildfires of Aug. 8, 2023, destroyed their Lahaina home, along with about 4,000 housing units.
EPA’s Maui Wildfire Emergency Response Team awarded government service equivalent of an ‘Oscar’
The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today announced its 2024 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal winners, which includes recognition of the 2023 Maui Wildfires Emergency Response Team.
