Governor Josh Green, M.D., today announced that Maui residents displaced by the catastrophic wildfires of August 8, 2023, may now apply for the state of Hawaiʻi Interim Housing Program (HIHP). HIHP is managed by the Hawaiʻi Office of Recovery and Resiliency (HORR) in partnership with the state Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC).

HIHP includes several state-sponsored interim housing sites dedicated to Maui wildfire recovery, for example:
 - Ka Laʻi Ola, currently in construction in West Maui, north of Lahaina, will offer up to 450 modular homes once completed
 - Hale ‘O Lā‛ie (formerly the Haggai Institute in Kīhei) currently has more than 150 units

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The Hawai’i Interim Housing Program (HIHP) assists those displaced by the Maui wildfires by placing survivor households in temporary state-sponsored housing.  

HIHP is administered by the Hawai’i Office of Recovery and Resiliency (HORR) in collaboration with the State of Hawai’i’s Department of Human Services (DHS) and Hawai’i Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC).  
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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

You may be eligible for HIHP if:  

• You resided in Maui County prior to the disaster.  
• You are displaced from your permanent residence due to the Maui Wildfires, or…  
• You faced disaster-related unemployment that resulted in the loss of your home.

If you are not sure if you are eligible for HIHP, you are still encouraged to apply.

Please refer to the Program FAQs for more information on program requirements and how to apply.  

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APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE  

You can apply by visiting this page or calling 1-808-727-1550 and completing the questions for your household. You must register an account online with a valid email address to receive program updates and provide required documentation.  

If you do not have an email address, you may call our contact center at 1-808-727-1550 for them to help create one for you.  

If you have previously applied for assistance with FEMA or American Red Cross, some of your information may already be pre-populated in the application. Please review all information and complete any missing fields.  

When your application is complete, a member of the HIHP team will contact you to discuss the next steps.

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For more information and to apply, visit https://dbedt.hawaii.gov/hhfdc/hawaiistaterecovers or call 1-808-727-1550.

Translation assistance is available for those with limited English proficiency.

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CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM

Governor Josh Green’s Press Release unveiling HIHP  (July 2, 2024)