Brian Vastag on Nostr: The owner of my go-to coffee shop on Kaua'i says business is about 10-20% of ...
The owner of my go-to coffee shop on Kaua'i says business is about 10-20% of pre-Hurricane Lowell numbers.
FEMA did not declare a disaster or emergency for the county (I just checked their website) so small businesses don't have any federal aid. So many people are losing their livelihoods and they're scrambling for state and local resources but nothing would compare to the FEMA aid that isn't here.
Lala and the current storm Nolo have disaster declarations...have no idea why Lowell wouldn't qualify.
#Hawaii #FEMA
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