E lawe i ke aʻo a mālama, a e ʻoi mau ka naʻauao

He who takes his teachings and applies them increases his knowledge

Mary Kawena Pukui, ʻŌlelo Noʻeau No. 328

Financial Resources

  • Maui Relief TANF Program

    The Maui Relief TANF Program provides benefits to eligible families with dependent children, pregnant women in their third trimester, and individuals and households without dependent children who were directly impacted by the wildfires. Applicants are eligible if their home or place of employment was damaged or destroyed due to the wildfires, or they lived or worked in the burn zone and were unable to return home or work due to the recovery efforts.

  • OHA Kanaaho Grant

    On April 10, 2024, the Office of Hawaii Affairs (OHA) will launch the OHA Kanaaho Grant for Lahaina and Kula to provide direct financial assistance to impacted Native Hawaiian homeowners and renters in the wildfire impact zones of Lahaina and Kula. The grant funds will support the empowerment of impacted Native Hawaiians to determine their own greatest needs.

  • Maui Business Bridge Grants

    Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO), Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB), and the County of Maui have established Maui Business Bridge Grants to support Maui-based businesses that have been directly or indirectly impacted by the August 8, 2023 Lahaina and Upcountry wildfires.

  • County of Maui Wildfires 2023 Property Tax Remission Viewer

    The County of Maui Wildfires 2023 Property Tax Remission Viewer helps landowner determine whether your property may be exempt from real property taxes due to the Maui fires. Real Property that was completely destroyed by the August 2023 Maui wildfires is exempt from real property taxes, including the minimum real property tax, through June 30, 2025.

  • Makai Foundation

    Makai Foundation has created a fund “aimed to lift those who may be falling through the cracks in the system.” This is a fund for those in Lahaina and Kula who lost their homes or lost loved ones in the fire. They prioritize highest needs: multi-generational homes, kūpuna (elderly), those with young children, those with health challenges and those unable to apply for FEMA.

  • Emergency Caregiver Respite Fund

    Alzheimer's Association Hawaiʻi's Maui Emergency Caregiver Respite Fund is offering an emergency respite grant to families impacted by the fire and evacuations in Maui to help offset the cost of home care or temporary care placement, thanks to the Hawaii Community Foundation. Generally, this one-time grant is available to spend up to $2,500.

  • Bayanihan Relief Fund

    Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce have set up the Bayanihan Relief Fund to help provide those affected with basic needs, and to support long-term economic recovery and small business support, especially for kababayan on Maui.

Housing Assistance

  • Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement Gap Program

    Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) Gap Program provides supplemental assistance to cover the shortfall of current rental coverage such as FEMA Continued Temporary Housing Assistance (CTHA) & insurance.

  • Maui County Emergency Rental Assistance Program (MERA)

    Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi administers the Maui County Emergency Rental Assistance Program (MERA) to help low-income households that have been hit hardest financially by the COVID-19 pandemic pay their rent, utility bills, or both.

  • Family Life Center Rapid Rehousing

    Family Life Center provides financial assistance for individuals and families in need. Case Managers walk through the process to ensure a smooth transition from homelessness into permanent housing. With Rapid Rehousing, it is their goal to help clients obtain permanent housing as quickly as possible, using a Housing First approach.

  • DHHL Kupuna Rental Subsidy Program

    Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) in partnership with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) is providing rental subsidies for eligible kūpuna (62 years or older) on the DHHL Wait List in Hawaiʻi. The rental subsidies will allow kūpuna in need to remain safely housed in their rental unit and position themselves to accept a DHHL lease when they are awarded.

  • KHAKO Rental Assistance Program

    Ka Hale A Ke Ola (KHAKO) Rental Assistance Program (RAP) is a homelessness prevention program that provides direct rental assistance payments, supplemented by counseling and case management for a minimum of six (6) months to a year, to individuals and families moving from emergency shelter to permanent housing and Maui residents at risk of becoming homeless due to a temporary lack of financial resources.