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Some state funding for Kīlauea recovery community grants may be needed for Hawaiʻi County projects
In the second round of grant awards through the Kīlauea Recovery Program, 15 out of the 38 applicants were informed last week that their projects were recommended for funding, but that the grant award would be less than the original request.
Recovery frustratingly slow from 2018 Kīlauea eruption, but continues five years later
Recovery efforts have been frustratingly slow on all fronts during the nearly five years since the catastrophic Kīlauea eruption ended in September 2018, leaving a big wake of destruction. But work and property buyouts continue five years later.
