FEMA Public Assistance

On Oct. 8, 2026, FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Hawai‘i to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Lala (from Aug. 14-16, 2026) and Hurricane Lowell (from Sept. 6-9, 2026).

Federal funding assistance through FEMA’s Public Assistance program is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by Hurricane Lala for the city and county of Honolulu, Hawaii County and Maui County, as well as by Hurricane Lowell
for Kauai and Maui counties.

SBA Public Assistance

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for eligible private nonprofit organizations in Maui County and the City and County of Honolulu impacted by Hurricane Lala, occuring Aug. 14-16, 2026.

Who Can Apply

• Private nonprofits & faith-based organizations

Loan Assistance Available

• Physical Disaster Loans: Repair or replace disaster-damaged property, equipment, inventory, and assets.
  (Application deadline: Dec. 7, 2026)
• Economic Injury Disaster Loans: Working capital assistance for operational expenses caused by the disaster.
  (Application deadline: July 7, 2027)
• Mitigation Funding: SBA disaster loans can be increased up to 20% of the verified losses to make building
  upgrades.

Key Loan Details

• Up to $2 million in loan funding
• Interest rate as low as 3.625% for private nonprofit organizations
• Loan terms of up to 30 years
• No interest or required payments during the first 12 months following disbursement

Apply online: sba.gov/disaster

Applicants may call the SBA National Support Network Center with questions regarding their application at (866) SBA-HELP or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.