#housing assistance
Hawaiian Council announces Host Housing Support Program for families displaced by recent storms
Qualifying hosts can receive $500 per displaced person each month, up to a maximum of $2,000 per host household per month. This short-term assistance will be available as funding allows to help ease the financial burden on households providing a safe place for displaced friends and family to stay.
Special-edition Diamond Bakery boxes to share Catholic Charities Hawai‘i’s mission while supporting those in need
Catholic Charities Hawai‘i has partnered with Diamond Bakery, one of Hawai‘i’s most trusted cracker and cookie brands, to share the stories of the people and families CCH serves and to raise awareness and support for its programs and services.
FEMA shares important rental assistance information for Maui wildfire survivors
Maui wildfire survivors who received FEMA rental assistance should stay in contact with FEMA, as they may be eligible for extended assistance covering temporary housing and rental payments for up to 18 months.
$177 million in federal assistance provided so far to Maui fire survivors
Since the Maui wildfires of Aug. 8, more than $177 million in federal assistance has been approved for 6,210 households, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
County officials share re-entry update and launch of Maui Recovers website
Oliveira is providing once-a-week updates on re-entry for four consecutive weeks, starting this week. To date, the EPA had completed the removal of hazardous material at 300 properties in Kula and Lahaina. The official website, www.MauiRecovers.org, launched this evening to provide vital information and assistance, including re-entry data, to those affected by the destructive fires that started Aug. 8 on Maui.
Ask the Mayor: Illinois Resident Granted Section 8 Voucher on Maui, Asks Why There’s No Inventory
“I was very excited about being able to live in paradise just to find out that there aren’t any homes or apartments available.”
$331,000 federal grant to help Maui’s low income farm workers
Maui has been awarded a labor grant to help low-income farm workers. The $331,137 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor is being overseen by Maui Economic Opportunity. Anyone who has been employed as an agricultural worker over the past two years is encouraged to apply for assistance. Fundign will go toward job training, educational […]
MAUI AIDS FOUNDATION AWARDED $1.3 M FEDERAL GRANT
The Maui AIDS Foundation in Wailuku will receive a $1,381,163 supportive housing renewal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The announcement was made today by Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel K. Inouye and Senator Daniel K. Akaka. The funding will allow the Maui AIDS Foundation to continue serving 60 households on […]