[The following is from the City and County of Honolulu's Press Release, posted online at 11:23 A.M. HST on Friday, April 20, 2018]
Disaster Recovery Centers to open on O‘ahu for residents and businesses affected by recent severe weather and flooding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, April 20, 2018
Press Office: 768-5768
Disaster Recovery Centers to open on O‘ahu for residents and businesses affected by recent severe weather and flooding
Honolulu – As announced by Mayor Kirk Caldwell and Governor David Ige during Wednesday’s press conference, two Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) will be established on O‘ahu to provide services and information to people whose property was damaged by the recent heavy rains and flooding in East Honolulu and Waimānalo.
Recovery centers will be open at the following locations and times:
Monday, April 23, 2018, 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Waimānalo District Park
41-415 Hihimanu Street, Waimānalo, Hawai‘i 96795
Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Koko Head District Park
423 Kaumakani Street, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96825
Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Waimānalo District Park
41-415 Hihimanu Street, Waimānalo, Hawai‘i 96795
Thursday, April 26, 2018, 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Koko Head District Park
423 Kaumakani Street, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96825
State and city agencies and non-government organizations (NGOs), such as the American Red Cross, will provide information about available services and assistance. The following are the city, state, and non-government organizations that will be represented at the Disaster Recovery Centers:
City and County of Honolulu
Department of Emergency Management
650 South King Street
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813
(808) 723-8960 Fax (808) 524-3439
www.honolulu.gov/DEM
Emergency Management Coordination
Budget and Fiscal Services Department
33 S. King Street, #101
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813
(808) 768-3799
Real property tax remission
Department of Community Services
715 S. King Street, Suite 311
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813
Phone: (808) 768-7762 FAX: (808) 768-7792
Low Interest Disaster Rehabilitation Loans
Department of Planning and Permitting
650 S. King Street
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813
(808) 768-8220 Fax (808) 527-6743
Disaster Related Permit Fee Waivers
State of Hawai‘i
State Department of Land and Natural Resources
National Flood Insurance Program (DLNR NFIP)
1151 Punchbowl Street
Honolulu, Hawai‘i. 96813
(808) 587-0400
http://dlnreng.hawaii.gov/nfip/
State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection (DCCA OCP)
335 Merchant Street, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813
(808) 587-3222
http://cca.hawaii.gov/
Guidance to file insurance claims and general insurance questions
State of Hawai‘i – Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA)
3949 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96816
(808) 733-4300
Emergency Management Coordination
State of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture
1428 South King Street
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96814
http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/agl/
Agricultural Loans
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Office of the Associate Dean and Associate Director for Cooperative Extension Service
3050 Maile Way, Gilmore 203B
https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/home.aspx
Crop production expertise
Non-Government Organizations
American Red Cross Hawai‘i State Chapter
4155 Diamond Head Road
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96816
(808) 734-2101
Emergency Supply Distribution and Recovery Information
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Āina Haina Prepared (AHP) (Koko Head DRC only)
ainahainaprepared@gmail.com
Manual labor cleaning, scrubbing, moving furniture on property.
General Contractors Association of Hawai‘i (GCA)
1065 Ahua Street
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96819
Phone number (808) 833-1681
https://www.gcahawaii.org/
Building Industry Association of Hawai‘i (BIA)
94-487 Akoki Street, Waipahu, Hawai‘i 96797
(808) 847-4666
http://www.biahawaii.org/
Hawai‘i Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (Hawai‘i VOAD)
https://hivoad.communityos.org/cms/home
Manual labor to remove mud from interior and exterior of homes, transportation of large debris to C&C roll offs, mold remediation, emotional support
Residents visiting the Disaster Recovery Centers will first be registered and then invited to visit each of the participating organizations based on their particular needs. Residents should be prepared to provide some form of government issued identification, insurance information (if insured), as well as information regarding the damage and losses incurred to their residence and or business.
NOTE: If you are disabled and require access assistance or assistance with an interpreter or if you or someone you know needs language assistance, please call John M. Cummings III, Public Information Officer at 808-723-8938 or email at jcummings@honolulu.gov as soon as possible before your visit to the recovery center.