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

• OHA Hawaiian Registry ID or Hawaiian Registry Program approval email issued by OHA

• If not registered, you can provide:

  • Birth certificate showing Hawaiian ancestry

  • A recent photo of yourself

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