THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release
November 9, 2000
PRESIDENT CLINTON DECLARES AN EMERGENCY IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of
Hawaii and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery
efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on
October 28, 2000 and continuing through November 2, 2000.
The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected
individuals and local governments in Hawaii County.
Assistance can include disaster housing, grants, low-cost loans to
cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and
business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.
Federal funding also is available to eligible local governments on a
cost-sharing basis for the repair or replacement of public facilities
damaged by the severe storms and flooding. Federal funding is also
available on a cost share basis for hazard mitigation measures.
James L. Witt, Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), named William L. Carwile III as the Federal Coordinating Officer
for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.
The Agency said that damage surveys are continuing in other areas, and
additional counties may be added after the assessments are completed.
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