Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Hawaii
This is notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Hawaii (FEMA-4936-DR), dated September 1, 2026. Incident: Earthquake.
[Disaster Declaration #21842 and #21843; HAWAII Disaster Number HI-20015]
AGENCY:
U.S. Small Business Administration.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
This is notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Hawaii (FEMA-4936-DR), dated September 1, 2026.
Incident:
Earthquake.
DATES:
Issued on September 1, 2026.
Incident Period:
May 22, 2026.
Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:
November 1, 2026.
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:
June 1, 2027.
ADDRESSES:
Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at lending.sba.gov
to apply for a disaster assistance loan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shaquille Lewis, Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6734.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice is hereby given as a result of the President's major disaster declaration on September 1, 2026, applications for disaster loans may be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal
lending.sba.gov
or in person at other locally announced locations. For further assistance please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center by email at
disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
or by phone at 1-800-659-2955. If you are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster:
Primary County (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans):
Hawaii.
Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):
Hawaii: City and County of Honolulu, Kalawao, Kauai, Maui.
The Interest Rates are:
Percent
For Physical Damage:
Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere
5.750
Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere
2.875
Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere
8.000
Businesses without Credit Available Elsewhere
4.000
Private Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere
3.625
Private Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere
3.625
For Economic Injury:
Business and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit Available Elsewhere
4.000
Private Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere
3.625
The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 218422 and for economic injury is 218430.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 57420
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Hawaii,” thefederalregister.org (September 9, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-18274/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-hawaii.
lending.sba.gov
13 CFR 123.3(b)