FACT SHEET: LEILANI ESTATES RESIDENTS REQUESTING RE-INSPECTION MAY
QUALIFY FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250121/fact-sheet-leilani-estates-residents-requesting-re-inspection-may-qualify]


Release Date: 
July 17, 2018 

	* Residents who live in Leilani Estates west of Pomaikai Street, in
the county’s Voluntary Evacuation Zone and who were denied Rental
Assistance by FEMA are encouraged to ask the agency to re-inspect
their property. 

	* Safety concerns—locally imposed evacuations and entry
checkpoints—may have prevented previous efforts to inspect the
property to verify damage.

	* This is not an appeal of the earlier determination. This is simply
a request for FEMA to re-inspect the property and determine whether
damage, loss, or habitability conditions have changed. Doing so may
allow FEMA to complete the inspection process and determine
eligibility for aid. 
	* The re-inspection is not a guarantee of eligibility for assistance,
however some residents who were initially denied rental assistance may
be determined to be eligible for one month of rental assistance. 
	* Residents of Leilani Estates who live west of Pomaikai Street who
were denied rental assistance should go to the joint Disaster Recovery
Center at Kea‘au High School Gymnasium, 16-725 Kea‘au-Pahoa Rd. 

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