
image from the front cover of the 114-page Kīlauea Recovery and Resilience Plan released by the County of Hawaiʻi on Friday. The cover art, “Love for Hawai‘i Island”, was done by Jubilee Nelson Drake of Hawai‘i Academy of Arts and Science.
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HAWAIʻI ISLAND - Along with the Kīlauea Recovery and Resilience Plan, an islandwide Volcanic Risk Assessment and an Economic Recovery Plan have also been released.
one of the many illustrations found in the Kīlauea Recovery and Resilience Plan
(BIVN) – The Kīlauea eruption recovery effort continues on Hawaiʻi island, as more federal support is announced.
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) announced Friday that the State of Hawai‘i will receive $9.3 million in new federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cover administrative expenses following the Kilauea eruption in 2018.
“While HI-EMA has been asked to do much more this year with a lot less revenue, this new funding will give the state more resources to continue their critical work and protect Hawai‘i residents from disasters,” said Senator Schatz, who noted that Hawaiʻi has to date received more than a half a billion dollars in total federal relief funding to recover from the 2018 natural disasters.
Also on Friday, on the last full week-day of Mayor Harry Kim’s administration, the County of Hawaiʻi released its Kīlauea Recovery and Resilience Plan, along with a few other supporting documents. From the County news release:
The plans can be found on the Kīlauea Eruption Recovery website.