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Hawaii state and county officials seeking $1B from Legislature for Maui recovery

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Maui fire survivors deemed ineligible for federal assistance by FEMA. FEMA pays 90% of the cost to house eligible survivors in hotels. FEMA doesn't share costs for ineligible survivor households. 820 households are costing the state $820,000 a day, or $24.6 million a month.

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Hawaii state and county officials seeking $1B from Legislature for Maui recovery

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii state and county officials are requesting about $1 billion from the Legislature to help cover Maui wildfire recovery expenses in the near term. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that the state had budgeted $199 million for such expenses but now expects it may need $561 million under a “worst-case” scenario. The budget discussions come more than six months after the Aug. 8 wildfire killed 101 people, destroyed the histor…

5 months ago·Panama City, United States
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Hawaii state and county officials seeking $1B from Legislature for Maui recovery

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii state and county officials have requested about $1 billion from the Legislature to help cover Maui wildfire recovery expenses in the near term. Gov. Josh Green’s […]

5 months ago·Winnipeg, Canada
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Hawaii state and county officials seeking $1B from Legislature for Maui recovery - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii state and county officials have requested about $1 billion from the Legislature to help cover Maui wildfire recovery expenses in the near term.

5 months ago
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Hawai‘i state and county officials seeking $1B from Legislature for Maui recovery

HONOLULU — Hawai‘i state and county officials have requested about $1 billion from the Legislature to help cover Maui wildfire recovery expenses in the near term. Gov. Josh Green’s administration had budgeted $199 million for such expenses, but are now expecting they may need $561 million under a “worst-case” scenario, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported on Wednesday. The budget discussions come more than six months after the Aug. 8, 2023, wil…

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Hawaii officials request $1B in short-term Maui wildfire recovery funds

Officials in Hawaii have requested approximately $1 billion from the Legislature to subsidize short-term recovery expenses for last summer's Maui wildfire.

5 months ago·New York, United States
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