Kona Low Storm Recovery
City and County of Honolulu
The City and County of Honolulu is actively working to support residents as they clean up and recover from the impacts of the March 2026 Kona Low flooding. City departments and partner agencies are collaborating to assess damage, address safety concerns, and connect residents with available assistance.
Stay Alert: Severe Weather Updates
Signing up for HNL Alert ensures you get more information, more quickly during an emergency. HNL Alert is the City and County of Honolulu’s mass notification system for O’ahu’s residents and and visitors. Choose the types events you want to be alerted about and how you want to be notified. Enter one or more addresses to get targeted alerts about events impacting specific areas you care about such as your home and workplace.
HNL Alert is used in addition to warning systems that don’t require sign up, such as wireless alerts that sound on your mobile device, sirens, and alerts that interrupt radio and TV. While some warning systems are intended for urgent emergency situations, HNL Alerts can keep you informed about developing weather conditions and other situations affecting City services you rely on. HNL Alert messages can contain more details, include images and links to real-time information, and don’t disappear quickly from your device. You have more time to read and understand the information or share it with others.
Community Assistance Center
Community-driven, City-supported in-person assistance
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The Community Assistance Center (CAC) has been set up to provide critical services and information to residents impacted by the Kona low flood, including medical assistance, replacement of vital records, replacement of driver’s licenses and state IDs, housing assistance and case management, and disaster assistance information.
Beginning Friday, April 3 the community-led Sugar Mill Distribution Hub will relocate to Waialua District Park’s parking lot. This hub provides immediate community aid such as: food, water, cleaning supplies, household, and outdoor items.
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City’s Community Assistance Center includes long-term recovery support, such as:
Free medical clinic
Financial assistance
Food provisions and SNAP
Replacing important documents
Insurance guidance
Agricultural support
Shelter & housing assistance
Government services:
Permitting
Billing
Safety support
Transportation
Utility assistance
The community-led Distribution Hub includes more immediate needs, such as:
Food
Water
Cleaning supplies
Household items
Outdoor goods
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Waialua District Park: 67-180 Goodale Avenue. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Assistance Center & Distribution Hub will be closed from Wednesday, April 8 – Friday, April 10 in anticipation of a third Kona low storm.
Get Help and Resources
Get Help or Give Help
Connect with resources for additional support or offer a helping hand to your neighbors.
Property Tax Relief
Residents whose properties were impacted by the Kona low storm that they may be eligible for a tax break.
Emergency repair work needed due to the recent Kona Low Storms may begin immediately without a building permit, subject to specific safety requirements.Permitting Information
Get more information
Health and Safety Information
Get more information about personal health and safety following flood events.
City Services Updates
Get information about City services and appointments that were impacted by the Kona low storm.
Storm Clean Up & Debris Information
Get information about how to dispose of storm debris and what the City is doing to manage debris storage.
The Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Insurance Division has created a Post-Disaster Insurance Claims Guide and an instructional video to help residents through the insurance claims process. The City and County of Honolulu has worked with the DCCA Insurance Division on flood insurance and FIRM updates, and their team has been a helpful and knowledgeable partner in helping residents understand insurance coverage and disaster recovery resources.
Residents are encouraged to begin emergency repairs as soon as they have documented their damages.
Hawaiʻi Post-Disaster Insurance Claims Guide (PDF):https://cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/hi-post-disaster-claims-guide.pdf
National Association of Insurance Commissioners Post-Disaster Insurance Claims Guide (PDF): https://dod.hawaii.gov/hiema/files/2026/03/Guide-Post-Disaster-Claims-Guide.pdf
Post-Disaster Insurance Claims Guide
Report damage to your home and business or agricultural damage to help the City and our partners understand the scope of damages resulting from the Kona Low Storms.
Report Damage
Printable City Flyers and Resources
City Updates
The City provides daily updates on our storm recovery efforts. Sign up to get City updates emailed to you.