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<br />DR-4366-HI NR 010 <br />July 12, 2018 <br />HI-EMA-PIO: 808-733-4300 <br />NEWS DESK: 808-851-7928 <br />News Release <br />Disaster Officials Caution Quake Damage Not Immediately Evident <br />Registering for Aid with FEMA May Cover Repairs <br />HONOLULU—Residents of Hawai’i County who have felt the ground rumble beneath their homes as a result <br />of the ongoing Kilauea eruptions and earthquakes are encouraged to look carefully for damage. <br />Signs of earthquake damage are not immediately evident and can be cumulative.Even small quakes can cause <br />damage. Residentsshould check their property periodicallyand document any damage. Lookfor: <br />damages to foundations,piersandpillars <br />cracks in walls; <br />doors that don't close easily; and <br />unexplained debris near wall and floor joints. <br />Residents with losses from the Kilauea eruptions and earthquakes that began May 3 are encouraged to register <br />for disaster assistance from FEMA. They may do so: <br />at the Disaster Recovery Center in the Kea‘au High School Gymnasium, 16-725 Kea‘au-Pahoa Rd., <br />Kea‘au. <br />online at DisasterAssistance.gov <br />by phone at 800-621-3362 or (TTY) 800-462-7585. <br />Applicants who use 711 or Video Relay service may call 800-621-3362. The toll-free numbersare open 7 a.m. <br />to 10 p.m. seven days a week. <br />Until further notice, the DRC is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on weekends from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. <br />Residents who have already registered with FEMA and have had a home inspection to verify damage are also <br />encouraged to look for new damage resulting from the ongoing earthquakes. If additional damage is found, <br />residents may appeal FEMA’s decision on eligibility and/or assistance amount and request their property to be <br />inspected again. <br /># # # <br />