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Hawaii County, Hawaii

County-level FEMA declaration history, assistance rollups, and flood insurance context for Hawaii County.

Total declarations
29
1973 to 2023
Tracked FEMA aid
$182.1M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Fire
7,176 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4724
Aug 10, 2023
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Federal spending

Public + individual assistance structure

Public assistance totals come from FEMA project-level obligations. Individual assistance totals prioritize the validated or intake totals without double counting both sources together.

Public assistance

Infrastructure repair, debris removal, emergency measures, and related project obligations.

Roads and Bridges$79.0M
Utilities$36.3M
Emergency Protective Measures$29.4M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$5.5M
Buildings and Equipment$5.2M
Debris Removal$2.2M
Management Costs$1.3M
Water Control Facilities$98K
Total PA obligated$159.2M

Individual assistance

Registrations, housing assistance, and other-needs dollars surfaced through the FEMA assistance datasets.

Tracked registrations7,176
IHP / household aid$22.9M
Housing assistance$21.1M
Other needs assistance$1.8M
NFIP claims paid$0
Timeline

Every declaration on record for this county

Ordered newest to oldest so recent search intent is handled first, without losing the long historical tail.

FireAug 2021Hawaii County

MANA ROAD FIRE

FM-5404-HI · Aug 1, 2021 to Aug 3, 2021
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalApr 2020Hawaii County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4510-HI · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$12.2MPA obligated
79Registrations
$185KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Hawaii County

COVID-19

EM-3431-HI · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneSep 2018Hawaii County

HURRICANE LANE

DR-4395-HI · Aug 22, 2018 to Aug 29, 2018
$15.3MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2018Hawaii County

HURRICANE LANE

EM-3399-HI · Aug 22, 2018 to Aug 29, 2018
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
TsunamiApr 2011Hawaii County

TSUNAMI WAVES

DR-1967-HI · Mar 11, 2011 to Mar 12, 2011
$371KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
FireOct 2007Hawaii County

PUAKO FIRE

FM-2740-HI · Oct 28, 2007 to Nov 7, 2007
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
EarthquakeOct 2006Hawaii County

EARTHQUAKE

DR-1664-HI · Oct 15, 2006 to Jan 15, 2007
$9.2MPA obligated
4,212Registrations
$9.5MHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
FireAug 2005Hawaii County

LALAMILO FIRE

FM-2573-HI · Aug 1, 2005 to Aug 6, 2005
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
EarthquakeMay 1973Hawaii County

EARTHQUAKE

DR-383-HI · May 16, 1973
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Hawaii County

Hawaii County, Hawaii has 29 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1973 to 2023. The dominant hazard type is fire, followed by hurricane. That is above the Hawaii average of 20 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $182.1M, split between public infrastructure repair and individual household assistance.

Public assistance covers debris removal, emergency protective measures, and infrastructure repair managed through FEMA project obligations. Individual assistance includes housing aid, other-needs grants, and validated registrations reported through the IHP datasets. These figures reflect what FEMA's open datasets report — actual disbursements to individuals and local agencies may differ from the obligation totals shown here.