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Kona Low Storms Disaster Financial Assistance

Below are several financial resources for Kona Low disaster relief. If you were affected by the Kona Low storms, you can request a Disaster Case Manager to help you navigate these options. Call 2-1-1 or email [email protected] to request a Disaster Case Manager.

FEMA Individual Assistance

Residents of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawai’i and Maui counties who were affected by the March 10–24, 2026 Kona Low flooding now have until June 14, 2026, to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance.

FEMA’s Individual Assistance program is designed to help survivors with basic, essential needs that are not covered by insurance or other sources. Depending on individual circumstances, assistance may include:

  • Temporary housing assistance for homeowners and renters who cannot live in their homes due to disaster damage
  • Basic home repairs to make a primary residence safe, sanitary, and functional
  • Other Needs Assistance, which may help with necessary expenses such as:
    • Personal property
    • Transportation
    • Certain medical, dental, or childcare costs
    • Other eligible disaster-related expenses

FEMA assistance is not a replacement for insurance and is not intended to restore all losses. It is designed to help jump-start recovery for essential needs.

Apply online for FEMA individual assistance at www.disasterassistance.gov.

Click here for more on FEMA’s individual assistance program.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Disaster Assistance Grants

The State of Hawaiʻi Office of Hawaiian Affairs is offering grants up to $15,000 for Native Hawaiian homeowners and up to $7,500 for Native Hawaiian renters whose primary residences sustained major damage or were destroyed during the Kona Low storms.

Apply online at kakoomai.org/oha.

Read more about this grant program here.

Small Business Administration Low-Interest Disaster Loans

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low fixed-interest loans for homeowners, renters and businesses affected by the Kona Low disaster. These loans offer long repayment terms and no interest or payments for 12 months past the date of initial loan disbursement.

Loans for homeowners and renters can be used to repair or replace primary residences or personal property.

Loans for businesses can be used to repair -or replace damaged property, equipment and inventory.

Apply online at www.lending.sba.gov or call 800-659-2955.

Disaster Unemployment Assistance Benefits

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) is accepting applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) for workers, business owners and self-employed individuals who had their work hours reduced or interrupted due to effects of the Kona Low storms from March 10-24, 2026.

The deadline for filing DUA is June 15, 2026.

Get more information at the DLIR website.

Apply online at https://huiclaims.hawaii.gov/#/.

Farmer Disaster Assistance

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) has a number of assistance programs for farmers, ranchers and producers who were impacted by the Kona Low disaster.

There are assistance programs for:

  • Livestock grazing losses
  • Livestock deaths
  • Emergency assistance for livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish
  • Farm loans
  • Farmland damage
  • Crop losses
  • Orchard and nursery assistance

More information on USDA assistance: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/resources/programs/disaster-assistance-programs.

Farmers can also get help navigating disaster relief options through the local organization Agricultural Stewardship Hawaiʻi.

Property Tax Disaster Relief

Property owners in Honolulu, Maui and Hawaiʻi counties who were affected by the Kona Low disasters can apply for the remission of property tax: