Ko e ngaahi monūʻia foʻoú, kau ai ʻa e paʻanga ki ha fōtisi foʻou, meʻa fufulu, sitofu mo e maikoloueiví, pea mo e fakalahi ʻo e ngaahi fakangatangata ʻo e tokoní ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e kamataʻanga ʻo e taʻu hono ua ʻo e Polokalama Tokoni TANF ʻa Maui ʻa ia ʻokú ne poupouʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻoku uesia ʻe he vela ʻo e vaotā ʻi Maui.

Naʻe kamata ke fakalele ʻe he kautaha ʻikai fakatupu paʻanga ʻa e Faingamālie Fakaʻekonōmika ʻo Maui ʻi he fengāueʻaki mo e Potungāue Ngāue Fakaetangata ʻa e siteití ʻa e polokalama tokoni ki he vela ʻo e vaotaá ʻi Nōvema 2023 pea ʻoatu ʻa e tokoni ki he fale, meʻalele, meʻangāue, vala mo e ngaahi meʻa fakaako ki he ngaahi fāmili ʻoku ʻi ai ʻenau fānau ʻoku nau fakafalala ki aí. Ko e ngaahi tu’utu’uni fakavavevave fo’ou kuo tali – mo e ngaahi tanaki – ‘oku fakafoki ia ki he ‘aho 5 ‘o ‘Okatopa, 2024.

ʻOku hoko atu ʻa e ngaahi liliú:

- Na'e hiki hake 'a e totongi kimu'a 'o e me'alele mei he lahi taha ko e $5,000 ki he $6,000.

- Na'e hiki hake 'a e totongi 'o e me'alele mei he lahi taha ko e $500 ki he $1,000 'o a'u ki he mahina 'e fa.

- Ko e totongi kimu'a 'o e me'alele pea a'u ki he mahina 'e 4 'o e totongi 'o e me'alele 'e lava ke fakataha'i ia ki ha fakatau taimi 'e taha 'o ha me'alele 'oku a'u ki he $10,000 'a e totongi fakatau.

‘Oku kau foki ‘i he ngaahi tu’utu’uni fakavavevave fo’ou ‘a e fetongi tu’o taha ‘o e fō ‘o a’u ki he $1,000; ‘oku a‘u ki he $1,000; me’a fufulu pe fakama’a ‘o a’u ki he $1,000 pe me’a fufulu mo e fakama’a ‘oku $1,750; maikoloueivi pe 'umu toaster 'o a'u ki he $200. Ko e ngaahi me‘a ‘oku fetongi‘akí kuo pau ke ‘a e fāmilí.

Ko e ngaahi monūʻia foʻou ko ʻení ʻoku ʻatā ia kiate kinautolu naʻe maʻu ʻenau ngaahi tohi kole ʻi he ʻaho 5 ʻo ʻOkatopa 2024, pea kimui ange. Ko kinautolu na’a nau ma’u ‘a e ngaahi monu’ia ‘i he kuohili ‘e lava ke nau fakahu mai ha toe tohi kole ki he ngaahi monu’ia fo’ou pe ko ha ngaahi monu’ia kehe ‘oku te’eki ke tapped.

Ngaahi lelei kehe ʻo e polokalamá:

- Fale 'o a'u ki he $5,000 ki ha deposit pea a'u ki he $5,000 ki he mahina 'o a'u ki he mahina 'e 4.

- Tipositi taimi taha ki he utility 'o a'u ki he $2,000 pea mo e totongi fakataha 'o e utility 'o a'u ki he mahina 'e 4, 'o 'ikai ke laka hake he $750.

- Vahenga teunga 'o a'u ki he $350 ki he tamasi'i 'oku fakafalala ki he ta'u 18 ki lalo pea $500 ki he tokotaha lahi pea $750 ki he kakai fefine feitama 'i honau trimester hono tolu.

- Vahenga me'atokoni fakaako 'o e $300 ki he tamasi'i takitaha 'oku taau ke ako.

ʻOku ʻoatu ʻe he Polokalama TANF Tokoni ʻa Maui ha ngaahi monūʻia ki he ngaahi fāmili ʻoku taau ʻoku ʻi ai ʻenau fānau ʻoku nau fakafalala ki aí mo e kau fefine feitama ʻi honau māhina tolu ʻo e feitamá ʻa ia naʻe uesia fakahangatonu ʻe he vela ʻo e vaotaá. ‘Oku taau ‘a e kau tohi kole kapau:

- Na'e maumau pe faka'auha honau 'api pe ngaue'anga koe'uhi ko e ngaahi vela 'o e vao.

- Na'a nau nofo pe ngaue 'i he feitu'u vela pea 'ikai ke nau lava 'o foki ki 'api pe ngaue koe'uhi ko e feinga fakaakeake.

- Ko honau pa'anga hū mai 'i 'api 'oku 'i he 350% pe 'i lalo 'i he tu'unga masiva fakafederal. Ko e $120,750 ia ‘i he ta‘u ki ha fāmili ‘e toko fā.

Ko e ngaahi famili na’e mole ‘a e pa’anga hū mai fekau’aki mo e holomui ‘a e ‘ikonomika, pe na’e hoko ha uesia ta’efakahangatonu, ‘oku ‘ikai ke nau taau.

Naʻe tokoni foki ʻa e MEO ki he ngaahi fāmili ʻoku ʻikai haʻanau fānau ʻoku nau fakafalala ki aí, ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e paʻanga mei he Hawaiʻi Community Foundation. Kuo fakamoleki ʻa e paʻanga ko iá, pea ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻaonga ʻa e ngaahi monūʻia kuo fakalahi ki he kulupú ni.

‘I he ta’u ‘e taha ‘o e ngaue ‘a e polokalama ni, kuo laka hake he $15 miliona ‘a e pa’anga kuo tuku atu ‘e he MEO pea tokoni ki he kakai fakafo’ituitui ‘e toko 7,137 mo e ngaahi famili ‘e toko 2,518 na’e uesia ‘e he vela ‘o e vao. Ko e konga lahi taha ‘o e pa’anga tokoni, ko e $8 miliona, kuo ‘alu ia ki he tokoni ki he fale mo e mokesi, pea hoko atu ki he me’alele, ko e $4.1 miliona, pea mo e ngaahi kofukofu, ko e $1.9 miliona.

Ke kole ki ha ngaahi monu'ia pe ki ha fakamatala lahi ange, ta ki he (808) 243-4404 pe 'imeili ki he nrst@meoinc.org . ‘Oku tali ‘a e kau ‘alu mai ‘o fakatatau ki he ‘uluaki ha’u, 8 pongipongi ki he 4 efiafi, ‘aho ngaue (‘ikai kau ai ‘a e ngaahi ‘aho malolo) ‘i he ‘ofisi ‘o e MEO ‘i Wailuku, 99 Mahalani St.

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