Disaster Data / States / Hawaii / Hawaii County
CountyHawaii County recorded 24 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 10 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 10 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
Highlighted: Hawaii County, HI
Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals
The federal disaster record for Hawaii County runs between 2000 and 2023, covering 24 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Wildfires And High Winds in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, hurricane, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $154.5 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.
Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.
Approximately 63.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.
Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation
The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation
Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.
| Category | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Roads and bridges(C) | 98 | $78,866,106 |
| Utilities(F) | 63 | $35,659,260 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 137 | $29,439,667 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 27 | $5,461,208 |
| Debris removal(A) | 20 | $2,216,678 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 71 | $1,616,235 |
| Management costs(Z) | 12 | $1,190,403 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 5 | $95,460 |
| All categories | 433 | $154,545,017 |
For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 8-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 197 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.
FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.
| Assistance type | Approved amount |
|---|---|
| Repair and replacement | $19,382,750 |
| Rental assistance | $4,893,903 |
| Other needs | $3,885,030 |
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.
| Program | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP) | 35 | $19,786,105 |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM) | 8 | $1,553,014 |
Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.
Archive coverage for Hawaii: Current Governor emergency proclamations plus partial 2014-2022 State Procurement mirror; verified joining coverage is narrower.; Collection failed: Hawaii adapter: scrape failed
| Signed | Order | Declaration | Hazards reported here | Reported damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2024 | HI-PROC-EB785861DDB8467E | Proclamation Relating to Tropical Storm Hone | Flash Flood, Flood | $8,010,000 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | HI-PROC-3636241F5F8AF4B5 | Proclamation Relating to Tropical Storm Calvin | Flood | Not reported |
Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Hawaii County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Aug 10, 2023 | DR-4724-HI | DR |
| Fire | Aug 9, 2023 | FM-5478-HI | FM |
| Fire | Aug 8, 2023 | FM-5474-HI | FM |
| Fire | Aug 1, 2021 | FM-5404-HI | FM |
| Hurricane | Jul 25, 2020 | EM-3529-HI | EM |
| Biological | Apr 1, 2020 | DR-4510-HI | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3431-HI | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 27, 2018 | DR-4395-HI | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 12, 2018 | EM-3404-HI | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 22, 2018 | EM-3399-HI | EM |
| Volcanic Eruption | May 11, 2018 | DR-4366-HI | DR |
| Volcanic Eruption | Nov 3, 2014 | DR-4201-HI | DR |
| Severe Storm | Sep 12, 2014 | DR-4194-HI | DR |
| Tsunami | Apr 8, 2011 | DR-1967-HI | DR |
| Severe Storm | Feb 6, 2008 | DR-1743-HI | DR |
| Fire | Oct 28, 2007 | FM-2740-HI | FM |
| Fire | Aug 17, 2007 | FM-2722-HI | FM |
| Earthquake | Oct 17, 2006 | DR-1664-HI | DR |
| Fire | Aug 4, 2005 | FM-2574-HI | FM |
| Fire | Aug 2, 2005 | FM-2573-HI | FM |
| Fire | Sep 14, 2004 | FM-2556-HI | FM |
| Fire | May 18, 2003 | FM-2468-HI | FM |
| Severe Storm | Nov 9, 2000 | DR-1348-HI | DR |
| Fire | Mar 20, 2000 | FM-2293-HI | FM |
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 24 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2023 | DR-4724-HI | DR | Fire | Wildfires And High Winds |
| Aug 9, 2023 | FM-5478-HI | FM | Fire | Mauna Kea Beach Fire |
| Aug 8, 2023 | FM-5474-HI | FM | Fire | Kohala Ranch Fire |
| Aug 1, 2021 | FM-5404-HI | FM | Fire | Mana Road Fire |
| Jul 25, 2020 | EM-3529-HI | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Douglas |
| Apr 1, 2020 | DR-4510-HI | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3431-HI | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Sep 27, 2018 | DR-4395-HI | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Lane |
| Sep 12, 2018 | EM-3404-HI | EM | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Olivia |
| Aug 22, 2018 | EM-3399-HI | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Lane |
| May 11, 2018 | DR-4366-HI | DR | Volcanic Eruption | Kilauea Volcanic Eruption And Earthquakes |
| Nov 3, 2014 | DR-4201-HI | DR | Volcanic Eruption | Pu'U O'O Volcanic Eruption And Lava Flow |
| Sep 12, 2014 | DR-4194-HI | DR | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Iselle |
| Apr 8, 2011 | DR-1967-HI | DR | Tsunami | Tsunami Waves |
| Feb 6, 2008 | DR-1743-HI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, High Surf, Flooding, And Mudslides |
| Oct 28, 2007 | FM-2740-HI | FM | Fire | Puako Fire |
| Aug 17, 2007 | FM-2722-HI | FM | Fire | Kohala Mountain Road Fire |
| Oct 17, 2006 | DR-1664-HI | DR | Earthquake | Earthquake |
| Aug 4, 2005 | FM-2574-HI | FM | Fire | Akoni Pule Highway Fire |
| Aug 2, 2005 | FM-2573-HI | FM | Fire | Lalamilo Fire |
| Sep 14, 2004 | FM-2556-HI | FM | Fire | Kawaihae Road Fire Hawaii |
| May 18, 2003 | FM-2468-HI | FM | Fire | Hi - Waikoloa Village Fire - 05/18/2003 |
| Nov 9, 2000 | DR-1348-HI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Mar 20, 2000 | FM-2293-HI | FM | Fire | Hawaii County Fire Complex |
Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Hawaii's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.
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