HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-07-05 Disaster Recovery Center at Kea'au HS has New Hours -- press release
DR-4366-HI NR 005
July 5, 2018
HI-EMA-PIO: 808-733-4300
NEWS DESK: 808-851-7928
News Release
The Disaster Recovery Centerin Kea’auhas New Hours
HONOLULU—The Disaster Recovery Center in Kea’au willhave new hoursbeginning Saturday, July
7. Weekend hours are from 8a.m.to 4 p.m. The DRC will be openweekdays from8a.m.to 6p.m.
The DRC is located atKea‘au High School Gymnasium, 16-725 Kea‘au-Pahoa Rd., Kea‘au. The
temporary center is staffed by representatives of FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration,state
and county and voluntary agenciesto assist survivors of the Kilauea eruptions.
Survivors may also register online at DisasterAssistance.govor by phone at 800-621-3362 or (TTY)
800-462-7585.
Applicants who use 711 or Video Relay service may call 800-621-3362. The toll-free numbers are open
7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.
Disaster assistance can include FEMA grants for temporary housing, home repairs and replacement, as
well as low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These loans are
available to businesses, private nonprofits, homeowners and renters to cover losses not fully
compensated by insurance or other recoveries.
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