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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-08-30 Pahoa Disaster Recovery Center will be closed Labor Day Weekend -- press release DR-4366-HI NR 019 August 30, 2018 HI-EMA-PIO: 808-733-4300 NEWS DESK: 808-851-7928 News Release Kilauea Disaster Recovery Center Will Be Closed Labor Day Weekend HONOLULU The joint federal/state/county disaster recovery center assisting residents with the Kilauea eruption recovery will be closed for the Labor Day Weekend. The Disaster Recovery Center at the Pahoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-3022 Kauhale Street in Pahoa will close for business at its normal time of 6:00 p.m. on Friday, August 31, and will re-open for business on Tuesday, September 4 at 8:00 a.m. Hours will remain 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. weekdays, Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and CLOSED Sundays. Hawaii County residents or businesses who suffered damage or losses as the result of the eruption have until Wednesday, September 12, to register for assistance with FEMA or the U.S. Small Business Administration. Survivors may also register at the Disaster Recovery Center; online at DisasterAssistance.gov; or 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 8 a.m. to 6 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. Applicants may apply to the SBA online at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Applicants may also call -2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may call (800) 877-8339. ### -term rebuilding of disaster-damaged private property. SBA helps businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters fund repairs or rebuilding efforts and cover the cost of replacing lost or disaster-damaged personal property. These disaster loans cover losses not fully compensated by insurance or other recoveries and do not duplicate benefits of other agencies or organizations.