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The local economy was also affected by the volcanic event. Approximately$415 million was lost in tourism with 2,950 jobs lost island-wide and estimated $28 million lost to agricultural producers and business. Estimated unmet need of$398,259,000. Through the Federal Register Notice 85 FR 4681 published January 27, 2020, the County of Hawaii was allocated $83,841,000 in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)funds to provide assistance for long-term recovery in eligible disaster areas resulting from the 2018 Kilauea eruption. An Action Plan for the use of these funds is being developed outlining the disaster related needs for the County. As a priority these CDBG-DR grant funds will be used to address housing recovery unmet needs related to the 2018 Kilauea eruption. As a priority,the CDBG-DR grant funds will be used to address housing, infrastructure and economic development unmet needs as related to the 2018 Kilauea eruption. In 2019, the SMS Research and Marketing Services, Inc. conducted a study and prepared the 2019 Hawal'i Housing Planning Study (HHP5). The HHPS provides information about housing demand, supply, prices, and other housing related statistics to support housing planning activities. Also conducted in 2019 was an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing study. The study focused on each agency's internal policies and procedures and staff's knowledge of the fair housing law. In the County's Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) review, the impediments being addressed include: • Review and amend existing internal policies and program policies to ensure alignment with both Federal and State fair housing laws; • Provide ongoing fair housing training to agency staff to increase their knowledge of fair housing law; • Analyze and determine if a Language Assistance Plan is necessary based on the analysis of eligible Limited English Proficiency (LEP) groups as required in the PHA Administrative Plan. This may require translating and/or providing notice of the availability of translated versions of standard forms and notices to LEP participants; ■ Translate the fair housing video to eligible LEP language groups; • Update the County's dedicated fair housing website to include information on reasonable accommodations and language access The 2020 Al (Appendix F) is applicable for the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan. Consolidated Plan HAWAII COUNTY 2 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp.06/3012018)