Hawai’i Interim Housing Program (HIHP)
A message from the organizers of the Hawaiʻi Interim Housing Program
Please be advised due to limited availability of housing units and the large number of applications already received, no new HIHP applications will be accepted after December 15, 2024. Existing applications that have already been created in the HIHP application system by December 15 but are incomplete can still be completed and submitted through January 15, 2025.
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The Hawai’i Interim Housing Program (HIHP) assists those displaced by the Maui wildfires by placing survivor households in temporary state-sponsored housing.
HIHP is administered by the Hawai’i Office of Recovery and Resiliency (ORR) in collaboration with the State of Hawai’i’s Department of Human Services (DHS) and Hawai’i Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC).
HIHP includes all State of Hawai’i interim housing sites related to Maui wildfire recovery, including Hale ‘O Lā‛ie, formerly the Haggai Institute in Kihei, and Ka La’i Ola in West Maui, north of Lahaina.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
You may be eligible for HIHP if you are not eligible for FEMA housing support, you lived in Maui County at the time of the disaster and:
- You are displaced from your residence due to the Maui wildfires, or
- You faced disaster-related income loss that resulted in the loss of your home.
If you are not sure if you are eligible for HIHP, you are still encouraged to apply. Please refer to the Program FAQs for more information on program requirements and how to apply.
Apply for Assistance
You can apply by visiting this page or calling 1-808-727-1550 and completing the questions for your household. You must register an account online with a valid email address to receive program updates and provide required documentation.
If you do not have an email address, you may call our contact center at 1-808-727-1550 for them to help create one for you.
If you have previously applied for assistance with FEMA or American Red Cross, some of your information may already be pre-populated in the application. Please review all information and complete any missing fields.
When your application is complete, a member of the HIHP team will contact you to discuss the next steps.
HIHP is available by appointment. In-person appointments can be scheduled by calling the HIHP Contact Center at 808-727-1550.
Please note that the HIHP office will be closed on the following dates: November 28, December 25 and January 1.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM
Already applied? CLICK HERE TO VIEW YOUR APPLICATION
Governor Josh Green’s Press Release announcing the opening of Hale ‘O Lā‛ie (July 5,2024)
Governor Josh Green’s Press Release unveiling HIHP (July 2, 2024)