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Disaster detail

PU'U O'O VOLCANIC ERUPTION AND LAVA FLOW

DR-4201-HI affected Hawaii County, Hawaii. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Volcanic Eruption
DR-4201-HI
Declared
Nov 3, 2014
DR
Public assistance
$7.0M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$6.8M
Roads and Bridges$137K
Buildings and Equipment$56K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$27K
Total PA obligated$7.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-4201-HI means

DR-4201-HI is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Hawaii County, Hawaii, with an incident window starting Sep 4, 2014 through Mar 25, 2015. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as volcanic eruption.

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.