FEMA registration deadline for Kauai April storm damage: August 27

Kauai County and the City and County of Honolulu residents with losses as a result of April’s severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides have through Monday, August 27, 2018 to register for disaster assistance with FEMA. Recovery officials urge residents who have yet to register to do so before the deadline.

Survivors may register 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.

Watch the Federal Disaster Assistance ASL video (Applying for FEMA disaster assistance) here.

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.

Aug. 27 is also the deadline to file a loan application for physical damages with the SBA. Applicants may apply to the SBA online by clicking here. Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email [email protected] for more information on SBA disaster assistance. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may call (800) 877-8339.