HAR §17-803.6-3. General requirements

(a) A household may be eligible to receive MRP benefits if the following requirements are met: (1) The household experienced property loss or damage, or physical place of employment was lost or damaged which resulted in a reduction of earnings or employment loss, as the direct result of the emergency; (2) The applicant or at least one household member is: (A) A U.S. citizen; (B) A qualified immigrant in accordance with section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and 8 U.S.C. 1641; or (C) An individual, who is lawfully residing in the U.S. in accordance with section 141 of the Compacts of Free Association between the U.S. government and the governments of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of 803.6-5 3618 §17-803.6-3 Palau, and is a citizen of one of these three nations, and is eligible for federal funded public benefits pursuant to the Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2023; (3) All the household members are residents of Hawaii and physically residing in the state; and (4) The household's total gross income does not exceed three hundred fifty per cent of the 2023 Hawaii Federal Poverty Level, established in Exhibit I, entitled "Maui Relief Program for Wildfire Disaster Survivors - Income Limits for Eligibility", attached at the end of this chapter. (b) The MRP benefits shall not duplicate any emergency and disaster relief assistance the household received from FEMA, the American Red Cross, or other disaster assistance organization, or any other non-disaster assistance provided by public or private organizations that duplicates MRP benefits described in this chapter. [Eff DEC 5 2025 ] (Auth: HRS §§91-3, 91-4, and 346-14; 42 U.S.C. §§601, et seq.) (Imp: HRS §346-14; 45 C.F.R. §260.31) ###