You may qualify if you:

• Are Native Hawaiian

• Live in Hawaiʻi

• Experienced major damage or total loss to your home due to the storms

• Owner-Occupied Homeowners: Up to $15,000

• Renters: Up to $7,500

Limit: One award per address

(Exception: Separate homeowner and renter households at the same address may qualify)

Major Damage: Property requires extensive repairs and is not safe to occupy without repairs.

Destroyed: Property is a total loss and cannot be repaired.

We will verify damage through documents, government verification or an independent inspection if needed.

Applicants Must:

• Be a resident of the State of Hawaiʻi

  Be Native Hawaiian and registered in the Hawaiian Registry Program, or willing to register

• Provide proof of storm or flood-related impact

• Meet damage criteria (Major Damage or Destroyed)

Prepare as many of these as you can. If you’re missing something, we can help.

1. Identification and Residency

• Government-issued photo ID (Hawaiʻi ID Preferred)

• If no Hawaiʻi ID: you will be asked to submit Proof of Hawaiʻi residency (utility bill, lease, mortgage statement)

2. Connection to Property

• Provide documents linking you to the impacted home:

  • Lease or rental agreement

  • Mortgage statement

  • Utility bill

  • Vehicle Registration

  • Insurance Card

  • Other documents to establish Principal Residence Address.

3. Proof of Native Hawaiian Ancestry

Applicants are required to be registered with OHA’s Hawaiian Registry Program (HRP). Your HRP Number will be required to apply.

• Acceptable documentation includes:

  • A copy of your HRP ID

  • An approval email from OHA confirming your HRP registration

  If you are not currently registered, you may apply online at:

  https://www.oha.org/resources/hawaiian-registry/ 

4. Proof of Damage

• At least one of the three:

  • FEMA, State or County Verification of Destroyed or Majorly Damaged Level

  • Insurance claim documents verifying Destroyed or Majorly Damaged Level

  • Notarized licensed general contractor’s assessment supported by detailed photos verifying Destroyed or Majorly Damaged Level.

    • Have the contractor use this Form. Form found HERE.

** Hawaiian Council can assist with verification or conduct an inspection

NOTE: Applicant must be Native Hawaiian and have the direct connection to supporting documentation