FEMA Disaster Recovery Center
University of Hawai‘i – Maui College
310 W. Ka‘ahumanu Avenue
Kahului, HI 96732
8:00am – 7:00pm, seven days a week
Those applying for assistance can speak to FEMA specialists, get assistance registering for disaster assistance, get in touch with voluntary organizations, and have access to other federal and state resources.
The center has printed materials in multiple languages and can direct you to operators who speak many languages. If you use American Sign Language or assistive technology, and if you need accommodations to communicate, please notify FEMA staff at the center.
Representatives from the Small Business Administration will also be available at the recovery center to provide program information and explain how to apply for SBA’s low-interest disaster loans.
Impacted residents can also visit DisasterAssistance.gov or call 800-621-FEMA (3362) to apply.
Please have the following information available when you apply:
• A phone number and a reliable alternate in case FEMA needs to call you back;
• Address of the damaged property;
• Social Security number;
• Bank account information or direct deposit information;
• Insurance information (if you have insurance);
• Brief description of damages (if known);
• A mailing address (mail for Lāhainā residents is currently being held at the Wailuku Post Office);
• Pen and paper to write down your registration number.
FEMA officials also advise that impacted individuals begin their insurance claims ASAP.
SBA Business Recovery Center
Hawaii Technology Development Corporation
Maui Research Technology Center
Building # A, Ste. 119 (Conference Room)
590 Lipoa Pkwy. Kihei, HI 96753
Mondays – Fridays, 8:00am – 5:00pm
Saturdays, 10:00am – 2:00pm
Small Business Administration (SBA) loans may also be available to businesses to repair or replace disaster-damaged property, inventory, and supplies or meet their necessary financial obligations. Disaster loans help restore businesses to pre-disaster conditions, and, in some cases, protect from future disasters. They cannot be used to expand or upgrade businesses and cannot exceed the verified uninsured disaster loss. Homeowners and renters may also be eligible for SBA loans to repair or replace disaster-related damages to homes or personal property.
If you sustained physical damage to your business of any size, you may be eligible for up to $2 million in Business Physical Disaster Loans for the repair or replacement of real estate, inventories, machinery, equipment and all other physical losses.
If you are a homeowner or renter, FEMA may refer you to the SBA to apply for low-interest loans to replace or repair disaster-damaged real estate and personal property including automobiles.
The deadline to apply for SBA physical damage loans is October 10, 2023.
Small businesses, small agricultural businesses, and nonprofits that have not experienced physical damage but have sustained significant economic losses as a result of the fires, may be eligible for up to $2 million in Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to meet necessary financial obligations. The deadline to apply for EIDL is May 10, 2024.
To apply for any SBA loan, you must first register with FEMA at DisasterAssistance.gov. After registering with FEMA, businesses and homeowners who would like to apply for SBA loans should visit DisasterLoanAssistance.sba.gov.
More information is available at DisasterLoanAssistance.sba.gov. Questions can be directed to SBA’s Customer Service Center via email at FOCWAssistance@sba.gov or phone at 800-659-2955, Mondays through Sundays from 4 am to 4 pm, Hawai‘i time.
Assistance for Veterans
Veterans on Maui who need assistance can visit any of these locations from 10:00am – 2:00pm:
Nāpili Plaza
5095 Nāpilihau Street
Lāhainā, HI 96761
War Memorial
700 Halia Nakoa Street
Wailuku, HI 96793
Lahaina Gateway
325 Keawe Street
Lāhainā, HI 96761
Each of the locations above will have Mental Health Services, Nursing Services, Pharmacy Services, Social Work Services, and HUDVASH consultations available from VAPIHCS. Donated items will be distributed as they become available.
VA has created a resource page and Veterans can also call 1-800-214-1306 to speak with someone about resources that are available to them.