Disaster Data / States / Hawaii / Honolulu County
CountyHonolulu County recorded 16 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 8 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 4 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.
Highlighted: Honolulu 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 Honolulu County runs between 2005 and 2025, covering 16 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides in 2022. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, severe storm, and hurricane.
Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.
Approximately 57.1% 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
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 | $6,760,625 |
| Rental assistance | $4,367,767 |
| Other needs | $9,396,617 |
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) | 26 | $10,453,495 |
| Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation(LPDM) | 3 | $4,738,734 |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM) | 2 | $243,750 |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities(BRIC) | 2 | $171,656 |
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Honolulu County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Aug 19, 2025 | FM-5609-HI | FM |
| Severe Storm | Feb 15, 2022 | DR-4639-HI | DR |
| 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 12, 2018 | EM-3404-HI | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 22, 2018 | EM-3399-HI | EM |
| Flood | May 8, 2018 | DR-4365-HI | DR |
| Tsunami | Apr 8, 2011 | DR-1967-HI | DR |
| Flood | Jan 5, 2009 | DR-1814-HI | DR |
| Fire | Aug 14, 2007 | FM-2720-HI | FM |
| Earthquake | Oct 17, 2006 | DR-1664-HI | DR |
| Severe Storm | May 2, 2006 | DR-1640-HI | DR |
| Fire | Aug 19, 2005 | FM-2577-HI | FM |
| Fire | Aug 15, 2005 | FM-2576-HI | FM |
| Severe Storm | Feb 1, 2005 | DR-1575-HI | DR |
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 16 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | FM-5609-HI | FM | Fire | Kunia Road Fire |
| Feb 15, 2022 | DR-4639-HI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides |
| 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 12, 2018 | EM-3404-HI | EM | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Olivia |
| Aug 22, 2018 | EM-3399-HI | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Lane |
| May 8, 2018 | DR-4365-HI | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Apr 8, 2011 | DR-1967-HI | DR | Tsunami | Tsunami Waves |
| Jan 5, 2009 | DR-1814-HI | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Aug 14, 2007 | FM-2720-HI | FM | Fire | Waialua Fire |
| Oct 17, 2006 | DR-1664-HI | DR | Earthquake | Earthquake |
| May 2, 2006 | DR-1640-HI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Aug 19, 2005 | FM-2577-HI | FM | Fire | Waikele Fire |
| Aug 15, 2005 | FM-2576-HI | FM | Fire | Nanakuli Brush Fire |
| Feb 1, 2005 | DR-1575-HI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flash Flooding |
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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