Ko e kau ma'u 'api 'i he Vahefonua Maui 'oku uesia kovi 'e he ngaahi uesia 'o e mahaki faka'auha COVID-19 'e lava ke nau taau ke ma'u ha tokoni fakapa'anga ki he mokesi, ngaahi fakamole kehe ki he fale 'oku taau mo e ngaahi ma'u'anga tokoni kehe ke tokoni'i kinautolu ke faka'ehi'ehi mei he faka'auha 'i he malumalu 'o e Polokalama Tokoni ki he Kau Ma'u 'api 'o Maui (MHAF) 'a ia 'oku kamata 'i he 'aho ni, Monite, Homener Ma02ow 'i he 'aho 6 'o Me. ‘E lava foki ke ma’u tokoni ‘a e kau vela ‘o e vaotaá pea ‘oku fakalotolahi’i atu ke nau kole. ʻOku poupouʻi atu ʻa e kau maʻu ʻapi ʻoku taau ʻi he Vahefonua Mauí ke nau kole ki he CCH ki ha tokoni ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko e matakali, matakali, pe lotu ʻoku nau kau ki aí.

Naʻe fili ʻe he Vahefonua Maui ʻa e Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi (CCH) ke nau fakalele ʻa e MHAF, ko ha polokalama COVID-19 ʻoku fakapaʻanga ʻe he Potungāue Paʻanga ʻa ʻAmeliká ʻa ia ʻoku fakataumuʻa ke tokoniʻi ʻa e kau maʻu ʻapi ʻoku nau taau ʻi he nō mo e/pe ngaahi tokoni kehe ki he fakamole ki he falé ʻoku taau. Ko e kau ma’u ‘api ‘oku taau ke nau ma’u ‘a e pa’anga hū mai kuo pau ke ‘i he peseti ‘e 150 pe ‘i lalo ‘i he pa’anga hū mai fakavaha’apule’anga ‘o e ‘ēliá pea kuo pau ke nau a’usia ha faingata’a fakapa’anga fekau’aki mo e COVID-19 hili ‘a e ‘aho 21 ‘o Sanuali, 2020, ‘a ia ko ha holo peseti ‘e 10 ‘i he pa’anga hū mai ‘a e ‘apí pe ko ha tupu peseti ‘e 10 ‘i he ngaahi fakamole ‘a e ‘apí ki he mahaki faka’auhá pē. ʻOku ʻi ai ha ngaahi fie maʻu kehe ki he taau ʻoku ʻaonga.

Ko e ‘uluaki tokoni fakapa’anga ki he polokalama ko e $7 miliona; ‘oku ‘amanaki ke tokoni ‘a e ‘uluaki takai ko ‘eni ‘o e pa’anga tokoni ki he kau ma’u ‘api ‘e toko 117 mo e 280. Ko e kau ma’u ‘api ‘oku nau taau ‘e lava ke nau ma’u ha tokoni fakapa’anga ‘o a’u ki he $60,000, ‘a ia ‘oku tefito ki he ngaahi nō ‘o e fale ka ‘e lava ke ‘oatu ia ki he ngaahi fakamole kehe ‘oku taau ki he fale.

“Kuo matuʻuaki ʻe homau koló ha ngaahi peau lahi ʻo e faingataʻá ʻi he ngaahi taʻu siʻi kuohilí, pea ʻi he fakaakeake homau koló mei he ngaahi faingataʻa ko ʻení, ʻoku mau tuʻu fakataha ke poupouʻi homau kakaí ʻi he tokoni ʻa e ngaahi hoa ngāue taukei hangē ko e Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Pule Kolo ko Richard Bissen. “Neongo naʻa mau aʻusia ha ngaahi toloi fakangāue, ka kuó u tukupā ʻeku tukupā taʻe-ueʻia ke ʻoatu ha tokoni ki homau kau maʻu ʻapí ʻoku nau fuʻu fie maʻu ha tokoni fakapaʻanga.”

Naʻe fakatokangaʻi ʻe he Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi ʻoku nau houngaʻia ʻi he fengāueʻaki mahuʻinga ko ʻeni mo e Vahefonua Mauí ʻa ia ʻe lava ke tokoni ki he kau maʻu ʻapi ʻoku nau taau ʻoku nau fie maʻu ha tokoni fakapaʻangá. “ʻOku kei faingataʻaʻia ha kakai tokolahi mei he ngaahi uesia fakapaʻanga taimi lōloa ʻoku fakatupu ʻe he mahakí, ʻa ia mahalo naʻe fakalalahi ange honau tuʻunga fakatāutahá ʻe he vela ʻo e vaotaá kimuí ni mai,” ko e lau ia ʻa Rob Van Tassell, ko e CEO mo e Palesiteni ʻo e Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi.

Kamata he 'aho ni, Monite, 6 'o Me, 'e lava ke 'a'ahi 'a e kau ma'u 'api 'o e Vahefonua Maui ki he uepisaiti 'a e CCH ki ha fakamatala lahi ange, 'i he www.catholiccharityshawaii.org/maui-homeowner-assistance ke kole pe ako lahi ange fekau'aki mo e polokalama.

ʻOku ʻi ai ha tohi fehuʻi kimuʻa ʻi he sivi ʻi he peesi uepisaití ke tokoni ke fakapapauʻi pe ʻoku aʻusia ʻe ha taha ʻoku ʻaʻana ʻa e ʻapí ʻa e ngaahi fie maʻu ki he taau ʻo e polokalamá. Kapau ʻe fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi fie maʻu ke taau ki he polokalamá, ʻe maʻu ʻe he kau maʻu ʻapí ha fehokotakiʻanga ke fakakakato ha tohi kole kakato. Ko e founga ‘o e tohi kole ‘e lava ke a‘u ia ki he māhina ‘e tolu ki he fā. ‘E tali tu’o taha ‘a e ngaahi tohi kole ki he ‘api.

‘E ta’ofi fakataimi ‘e he polokalama ‘a hono tali ‘o e ngaahi tohi kole hili hono ma’u ‘a e ‘uluaki ngaahi tohi kole ‘e 100 kuo fakakakato ke faka’ata ‘a e ngaue taimi totonu ki he ngaahi tohi kole mo e ngaahi totongi ki he kau no fakapa’anga. ‘E toe kamata ‘e he polokalamá ‘a hono tali ‘o e ngaahi tohi kole hili hono fakahoko ‘a e ‘uluaki ngaahi tohi kole ‘e 100. ‘E fai atu ‘a e ngaahi fanongonongo fekau’aki mo e ngaahi tu’unga ‘o e tali ‘o e ngaahi tohi kole.

Ko e tokoni fakapa’anga ‘e ‘uluaki fakamu’omu’a ia ki he ngaahi mo’ua pea toki totongi ‘a e mokesi ‘i he kaha’u, ‘o a’u ki he mahina ‘e 12 pe kae ‘oua kuo a’u ki he lahi taha ‘o e tokoni, ‘a ia ko e fē ‘e ‘uluaki hoko. Ko e ngaahi totongi ‘i he kaha’u ki he ngaahi fakamole kehe ki he fale ‘oku taau ‘oku fakangatangata ia ki he lahi taha ‘o e mahina ‘e tolu pe kae ‘oua kuo a’u ki he lahi taha ‘o e tokoni, ‘a ia ko e fē ‘oku ‘uluaki hoko.

Ke maʻu ha tokoni fakapaʻanga ki ha ngaahi fakamole kehe ki he fale ʻoku taau, ʻoku ʻikai fie maʻu ke maʻu ʻe he kau maʻu ʻapi ʻoku taau ha nō ʻoku taau. Ko e ngaahi fakamole kehe ki he ngaahi fale oku taau oku kau ki ai a e totongi o e Kautaha o e Kau Ma u Api (HOA), Totongi o e Kautaha Fakalakalaka o e Iuniti Palani (PUD), Totongi Lisi, Tukuhau Koloa, Ngaahi Me a Utilities (vai, sua, veve, kasa, uhila), mo e Malu i o e Kau Ma u Api. ‘E lava ke ‘oatu ha ngaahi ngāue kehe, kau ai ‘a e Fakahinohino ki he Fale kuo Fakamo‘oni‘i ‘e he HUD pe Ngaahi Ngāue Fakalao.

‘E ngaue ‘a e CCH mo e kau kole polokalama ‘a e ngaahi mokesi pe kautaha no fakapa’anga takitaha ke fakapapau’i ‘a e taau ‘a e tokotaha kole ki he pa’anga. Ko e ngaahi pa’anga tokoni kuo fakangofua ‘e totongi hangatonu ia ki he kautaha ‘oku nau fakahoko ‘a e ngaahi ngaue ki he mokesi pe ko ha kautaha fakamole fale ‘oku nau taau. Ko e tokoni mo’oni ‘oku totongi ‘oku makatu’unga ia ‘i he tali mo e kole pa’anga ‘a e tokotaha ‘oku ne fakahoko ‘a e sevesi ‘o e mokesi pe ko ha kautaha fakamole fale ‘oku taau kehe. He’ikai ke ‘oatu ha tokoni ki he kau ma’u ‘api ‘i ha founga totongi fakafoki.

He’ikai lava ke ‘oatu ha tokoni ki he kau ma’u ‘api ‘oku nau ma’u tokoni mei he ngaahi polokalama kehe ki he vaha’a taimi monu’ia tatau.

‘E lava ke fakahangatonu atu ‘a e ngaahi fehu’i ki he CCH ‘i he ‘imeili ki he mauihafhelp@catholiccharityshawaii.org pe ‘i he telefoni ki he (808) 873-4673, fili 1 pea fili 3, ‘i he vaha’a ‘o e 8 pongipongi mo e 4 efiafi faka’aho, kau ai ‘a e ngaahi faka’osinga ‘o e uike.

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