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Kalawao County, Hawaii

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

Total declarations

1992 to 2020

Tracked FEMA aid

PA + assistance signals

Most common type

Biological

0 registrations tracked

Most recent event

DR-4510

Apr 1, 2020

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.

Total PA obligated$0

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations0

IHP / household aid$0

Housing assistance$0

Other needs assistance$0

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.

BiologicalApr 2020Kalawao County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4510-HI · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023

$0PA obligated

0Registrations

$0Household aid

PA, HMPrograms

HurricaneSep 1992Kalawao County

HURRICANE INIKI

DR-961-HI · Sep 11, 1992

$0PA obligated

0Registrations

$0Household aid

IA, PAPrograms

FAQ

Common county-page questions

Does a declaration in Kalawao County mean every resident received FEMA aid?

No. A declaration opens programs and public funding pathways, but households still have to qualify. Some declarations only activate public assistance or hazard mitigation, not direct household grants.

Why is FloodZoneMap.org linked from this county page?

Past disaster history and mapped flood exposure answer different user needs. This page focuses on county disaster history. FloodZoneMap.org focuses on flood-zone context and flood-map interpretation.

Are the numbers inflation-adjusted?

No. The site currently uses the raw FEMA and NFIP dollar amounts as published. The goal is to preserve the source data while keeping the county history readable.

About this county

Disaster history context for Kalawao County

Kalawao County, Hawaii has 2 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1992 to 2020. The dominant hazard type is biological, followed by hurricane. That is below the Hawaii average of 20 declarations per county.

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.