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<br /> Harry Kim Michael Yee <br /> Mayor Director <br /> <br /> Roy Takemoto April Surprenant <br /> Acting Deputy Director <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />East Hawai‘i Office <br />West Hawai‘i Office <br /> <br /> <br />101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 <br />74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy <br /> Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br />Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 County of Hawai‘i <br />Phone (808) 961-8288 <br />Phone (808) 323-4770 <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br />Fax (808) 961-8742 <br />Fax (808) 327-3563 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />July 20, 2020 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />Media Contact: Tom Callis <br />Tom.Callis@hawaiicounty.gov <br />808-961-8729 <br /> <br />Draft Action Plan Released for Public Comment <br /> <br /> The public is invited to comment on Hawai‘i County’s draft Action Plan addressing the <br />use of $83.84 million in Federal grants provided for housing recovery following the 2018 <br />Kīlauea eruption. Comments are accepted from today (July 20) through Aug. 18. <br /> <br /> The draft plan demonstrates how the County will apply the funds, provided by the U.S. <br />Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to address unmet housing needs for <br />disaster victims. The money is provided through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant- <br />Disaster Recovery program. <br /> <br /> The four-month-long eruption destroyed 723 structures, including 612 homes. Of the <br />destroyed homes, 294 were primary residences. <br /> <br /> As demonstrated in the draft plan, the County will primarily use the grants to support a <br />voluntary buyout program for affected properties in order to assist displaced residents and reduce <br />risks from future eruptions on Kīlauea’s lower East Rift Zone. This program is anticipated to <br />begin in April 2021 and to be completed by June 2026. Housing relocation services also will be <br />provided. <br /> <br /> The draft plan can be viewed online at recovery.hawaiicounty.gov. Copies of the <br />document are available for review at 25 Aupuni St., Suite 1301, Hilo, HI 96720. Office hours are <br />7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except on holidays. <br /> <br />Comments can be submitted: <br /> By email to kilauearecovery@hawaiicounty.gov. <br /> In-person at 25 Aupuni St., Suite 1301, Hilo, HI 96720. <br /> Sent by U.S. mail to 25 Aupuni St., Suite 1301, Hilo, HI 96720. <br /> <br /> <br />www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer planning@hawaiicounty.gov <br /> <br />