夏威夷州启动紧急农户救济金：三场风暴受灾农牧户每户最高可领1500美元
夏威夷州州长办公室10月30日在檀香山宣布启动「紧急农户救济」（Emergency Farmer Relief, EFR）补助计划，帮助在近期自然灾害中受损的农户与牧场主。计划由州长办公室、州农业与生物安全厅（DAB）与州会计及总务厅（DAGS）联合执行，公告编号NR26-26。
设立这项计划的直接原因是今年的Lala、Lowell与Moke三场重大风暴：自8月中旬到9月初，三场风暴在三周多的时间里接连影响夏威夷，受灾范围从可爱岛县的尼豪岛一直延伸到夏威夷岛的纳莱胡，摧毁民居、冲断主要道路，农业生产同样未能幸免。
州长Josh Green表示，三场风暴给各岛造成严重破坏，农业产业同样受创，为各地社区提供救济至关重要；新计划将帮助农牧户修复基础设施、更换受损或被毁的设备，尽快恢复生产。农业与生物安全委员会主席Sharon Hurd说，今年稍早的Kona low风暴救济曾帮助约1300名农业从业者，显示尽快把救济金送到农牧户手中十分重要。
申请于11月2日开放，全州范围内农场、果园、牧场等农业用地的受灾经营者可通过州长办公室申请，每位合格申请人每年最多可领取一张1500美元的支票。申请人须提交W-9表格以及报税表中的Schedule C或Schedule F，以证明其农牧从业身份。
在线申请门户将于2027年1月29日关闭。由于计划资金有限，若合格申请人超过可支用额度，农业与生物安全厅将按先到先得顺序处理。州政府预计支票将于2027年1月上旬至中旬起在全州各地开放领取，申请人将另行获知领取地点与时间。
Hawaii Launches Emergency Farmer Relief Grants: Up to $1,500 for Farmers and Ranchers Hit by Three Storms
The Office of Governor Josh Green announced in Honolulu on October 30 the launch of an Emergency Farmer Relief (EFR) grant program to help farmers and ranchers affected by the recent natural disasters that hit Hawaii. The program, announced in Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) news release NR26-26, is run jointly by the Governor's Office, the DAB and the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS).
The program responds to three major storms, Lala, Lowell and Moke, which severely impacted Hawaii over more than three weeks from mid-August through the first week of September, in an arc stretching from Ni'ihau in Kauai County to Na'alehu on Hawaii Island. The storms destroyed homes, wiped out major roads and devastated agricultural land.
Governor Josh Green said the trio of storms did severe damage across the islands and that the agriculture industry was not spared, making relief for communities across Hawaii critical. The new EFR program will help farmers and ranchers repair infrastructure, replace damaged or destroyed equipment and get back to producing food for the state. Sharon Hurd, chairperson of the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity, said relief after the Kona low storms earlier this year reached roughly 1,300 members of the agricultural community and showed how vital it is to get money into farmers' and ranchers' hands quickly.
Applications open November 2. Operators of farms, orchards, ranches and similar operations with affected agricultural land anywhere in the state may apply through the Governor's Office for at most one check of $1,500 per eligible applicant per year. Applicants must submit a W-9 together with a Schedule C or Schedule F from their tax returns as proof of work as a farmer or rancher.
The online application portal closes on January 29, 2027. Because program funds are limited, the DAB will process applications on a first-come, first-served basis if eligible applicants exceed available funding. The state expects checks to be available for pickup at locations across the state starting in early to mid-January 2027.
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