Hurricane Lowell emergency relief · Kauaʻi
Kauaʻi takes careof Kauaʻi.
Priced Out of Kauaʻi by Lowell supports the local businesses that help make our island home, and the families who depend on them.
Where the program stands
Three stages, in order
We share resources now, learn the scope of business needs next, and only open applications once the Board has approved a written, fair process.
Immediate Community Response
Verified emergency resources, community coordination, volunteers, in-kind support and available relief.
Business Needs Assessment
Kauaʻi business owners complete the business-needs census with HI Risk Management so we can understand the scope of need.
Application, Verification & Awards
Opens only after the Board approves a written policy, eligibility, verification, award criteria and payment process.
For Kauaʻi business owners
Help us understand Kauaʻi business recovery needs
If you live on Kauaʻi, are a Hawaiʻi resident, and own or operate a locally owned business on Kauaʻi affected by Hurricane Lowell or the tourism disruption that followed, please complete the business-needs census we are conducting with HI Risk Management.
The census is not a grant application and does not guarantee funding.
Complete the Business Needs Census
Planned first recovery priority
Rent first
Our planned first recovery priority is to help eligible local business owners stabilize one month of business rent and one month of household rent or mortgage, subject to available funds, verification, and Board-approved criteria.
How assistance will be decidedWays to help
Help keep Hawaiʻi local
Give
Donations support Hurricane Lowell relief and a planned rent-first stabilization response for verified eligible business owners.
DonateJoin as a Community Member
Free sign-up for updates, events, donated resources, and future volunteer opportunities.
Sign upCome to the benefit concert
A community benefit concert produced by Kamalama Foundation is planned for Saturday, October 24, 2026.
Concert detailsTransparency & impact
Updated every Sunday
Every Sunday we post verified figures: funds raised, processing and fundraising costs, funds available for the program, and census progress. After awards begin, we add funds distributed and businesses assisted.
View the Sunday updateFirst update: Sunday, October 11, 2026
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Our promise
“Kauaʻi takes care of Kauaʻi — every Sunday, in plain numbers, for everyone to see.”