Disaster relief · Hawaii

Disaster declarations and IRS tax relief in Hawaii

FEMA lists 9 federal disaster declarations for Hawaii since October 30, 2024 (4 major disasters, 2 emergencies, 3 fire management); 2 include FEMA individual assistance.

HawaiiChecked Oct 30, 2026

Disaster declarations and tax relief

The IRS has 1 open disaster notice for Hawaii, with federal tax deadlines postponed to February 1, 2027.

Latest FEMA declaration: DR-4952-HI (Hurricane Lowell), declared October 7, 2026.

9FEMA declarations since Oct 30, 2024

2with individual assistance

1open IRS notice

4counties in a declaration or IRS notice

Official notices, not advice. This page reports what FEMA and the IRS have published. Whether a postponed deadline or a FEMA program applies to you depends on where you live or do business and on your situation: check with the IRS or a tax professional, and apply for FEMA help only through DisasterAssistance.gov, FEMA's official site.

Open IRS tax relief in Hawaii

Notices whose postponed deadline has not passed yet (as of October 30, 2026).

Open HI-2026-03 · published Sep 10, 2026

Earthquake: deadlines postponed to February 1, 2027

“These taxpayers now have until Feb. 1, 2027, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.”

“Following the disaster declaration issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), individuals and households that reside or have a business in Hawaii County qualify for tax relief.”

1 county named in the notice: Hawaii County.

The relief follows a FEMA disaster declaration. The new date has not passed yet (as of Oct 30, 2026). Read the IRS release HI-2026-03.

Earlier IRS notices for Hawaii

Notice	Deadline was	Counties
HI-2026-01 Severe storms	Jul 8, 2026	4

Counties in Hawaii

Each county page answers three questions: is there a federal declaration, does it include individual assistance, and has the IRS postponed tax deadlines.

FEMA declarations in Hawaii

Every federal declaration since October 30, 2024, newest first. "Areas" is the number of counties and other areas FEMA designated.

Declaration	Type	Incident period	Declared	Programs	Areas
DR-4952-HI Hurricane Lowell	Major disaster Hurricane	Sep 6, 2026 – Sep 9, 2026	Oct 7, 2026	Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: no	2
DR-4951-HI Hurricane Lala	Major disaster Hurricane	Aug 14, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026	Oct 7, 2026	Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: no	3
EM-3654-HI Tropical Storm Nolo	Emergency Tropical Storm	Sep 23, 2026	Sep 25, 2026	Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: no	4
DR-4936-HI Earthquake	Major disaster Earthquake	May 22, 2026	Sep 1, 2026	Individual aid: yes Public aid: no Mitigation: no	1
EM-3652-HI Hurricane Lala	Emergency Tropical Storm	Aug 14, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026	Aug 25, 2026	Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: no	1
FM-5650-HI Kawaihae Road Fire	Fire management Fire	Jul 26, 2026	Jul 26, 2026	Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: no	1
DR-4909-HI Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides	Major disaster Flood	Mar 10, 2026 – Mar 24, 2026	Apr 7, 2026	Individual aid: yes Public aid: yes Mitigation: no	3
FM-5613-HI Holomua Fire	Fire management Fire	Sep 23, 2025	Sep 23, 2025	Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: no	1
FM-5609-HI Kunia Road Fire	Fire management Fire	Aug 19, 2025 – Aug 23, 2025	Aug 19, 2025	Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: no	1

All other counties with a declaration or IRS notice (1)

County	Declarations	Latest	Individual aid
Kauai County	2	DR-4952-HI	no

These counties have no separate page: they have a declaration without individual assistance and no open IRS notice, or we found few searches about them.

Official links

DisasterAssistance.gov: FEMA's official site to apply for individual assistance or check an application.
IRS: Tax relief in disaster situations, the list of every IRS disaster notice, and the IRS FAQs for disaster victims.
IRS release HI-2026-03: Earthquake

Flood insurance in Hawaii: NFIP home policies cost a median $1,480 a year (10,453 homes insured on August 31, 2026). Most homeowners policies do not cover flood damage. See flood insurance costs in Hawaii.