During the next week, Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency staff and volunteers will visit communities across Hawai‘i Island to provide help for residents and business owners applying for federal assistance to recover from the recent Kona low storms.

The outreach campaign will start today with visits to Nā‘ālehu and Pāhala to answer questions and assist with applications for aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Additional stops are planned in Hilo, Puna, North and South Kona, and South Kohala through the end of April.

Eligible applicants also can submit applications online or by phone for FEMA or SBA assistance.

SBA also currently has an in-person Business Recovery Center in Hilo.

Financial assistance is being offered through partial expense reimbursement or low-interest loans under a federal Major Disaster Declaration. The declaration applies to areas of Hawai‘i affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred March 10-24.

For FEMA assistance (residents): The registration deadline is June 14, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Apply online at https://www.disasterassistance.gov/ or call the FEMA Helpline at (800) 621-3362 daily from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. HST.

For SBA assistance (residents and businesses): Physical damage loan application deadline is June 14, 2026. Economic injury loan application deadline is Jan. 7, 2027. Apply online at https://lending.sba.gov/search-disaster/?disaster=HI-20010, call (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. You may also visit the SBA Business Recovery Center at 1055 Kinoʻole St., Hilo, Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

For additional information and resources, visit the Civil Defense disaster recovery website at https://hawaii-county-civil-defense-agency-hawaiicountygis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/disaster-recovery.

Upcoming Civil Defense community visits:

• Friday, April 24: Nā’ālehu Farmers Market, 95-5572 Mamalahoa Highway, Nā‘ālehu; 10 a.m.-noon.
• Friday, April 24: Pāhala Community Center, 96 Kamani St., Pāhala; 12:30-2:30 p.m.
• Saturday, April 25: Old Airport Events Pavilion, 75-5500 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Sunday, April 26: Volcano Cooper Center, 19-4030 Wright Road, Volcano, 6-10 a.m.
• Sunday, April 26: Maku‘u Farmers Market, 15-2131 Keaʻau-Pāhoa Road, Pāhoa, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Monday, April 27: SBA Business Recovery Center, Aging and Disability Resource Center, 1055 Kinoʻole Street, Hilo, 10 a.m.-noon.
• Tuesday, April 28: Ocean View-Kahuku Park, 92-8598 Paradise Pkwy, Ocean View, 9:30-11 a.m.
• Wednesday, April 29: Kona Gospel Chapel, 81-1037 Nani Kupuna Place, Kealakekua, 10-11 a.m.
• Thursday, April 30: Waimea Community Center, 65-1260 Kawaihae Road, Waimea, 9 a.m.-noon.