1,300 Maui fire survivors in FEMA's Direct Lease program face housing challenges after a year.

1,300 Maui fire survivors enrolled in FEMA's Direct Lease program, converting short-term rentals into long-term housing, face challenges after a year. Displaced residents, like Charles Nahale, have relocated multiple times due to issues with living conditions and discrepancies between contracts and actual housing units. FEMA has allocated $197 million to three companies for the program.

June 14, 2024
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