Disaster detail

EARTHQUAKE

DR-1664-HI affected Hawaii County, Hawaii. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Earthquake
DR-1664-HI
Declared
Oct 17, 2006
DR
Public assistance
$9.2M
Project obligations
Registrations
4,212
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$5.3M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.2M
Roads and Bridges$914K
Buildings and Equipment$866K
Emergency Protective Measures$618K
Debris Removal$186K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$14K
Water Control Facilities$8K
Total PA obligated$9.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$9.4M
Renter-approved dollars$77K
Intake IHP dollars$19.0M
Validated phase 2 dollars$19.0M
Tracked registrations4,212
About this declaration

What DR-1664-HI means

DR-1664-HI is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Hawaii County, Hawaii, with an incident window starting Oct 15, 2006 through Jan 15, 2007. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as earthquake.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Hawaii County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.