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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1814-HI affected Honolulu County, Hawaii. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-1814-HI
Declared
Jan 5, 2009
DR
Public assistance
$470K
Project obligations
Registrations
1,238
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$138K
Roads and Bridges$104K
Debris Removal$99K
Section 324 Management Costs$96K
Emergency Protective Measures$29K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2K
Total PA obligated$470K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.3M
Renter-approved dollars$2.3M
Intake IHP dollars$7.3M
Validated phase 2 dollars$7.3M
Tracked registrations1,238
About this declaration

What DR-1814-HI means

DR-1814-HI is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Honolulu County, Hawaii, with an incident window starting Dec 10, 2008 through Dec 16, 2008. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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 Honolulu County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.