HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-07-17 Leilani Estates Residents Requesting Re-inspections May Qualify for Rental Assistance -- press release
JuneXX, 201
FEMA
DR-4366-HI FS004
July 17, 2018
HI-EMA PIO: 808-733-4300
NEWS DESK: 808-851-7928
Fact Sheet
Leilani EstatesResidents Requesting Re-Inspection May Qualify for Rental Assistance
Residents who live in Leilani Estates west of PomaikaiStreet, in the county’s Voluntary
Evacuation Zone and who were denied Rental Assistance by FEMA are encouraged to ask the
agency to re-inspect their property.
o Safety concerns—locally imposed evacuations and entry checkpoints—may have
prevented previous efforts to inspect the property to verify damage.
This is not an appeal of the earlier determination. This is simply a request for FEMA to re-inspect
the property and determine whether damage, loss, or habitability conditions have changed.Doing
so may allow FEMA to complete the inspection process and determine eligibility for aid.
The re-inspection is not a guarantee of eligibility for assistance, however some residents who were
initially denied rental assistance may be determined to be eligible for one month of rental
assistance.
Residents of Leilani Estates who live west of Pomaikai Street who were denied rental assistance
should go to the joint Disaster Recovery Center at Kea‘au High School Gymnasium, 16-725
Kea‘au-Pahoa Rd.
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