Hawaii Realtors Charitable Foundation distributes $1.9M in Maui housing support
The grant is the largest awarded by the National Association of Realtors Relief Foundation since 9/11
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The Maui News
KAHULUI--The Hawai'i REALTORS® Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of Hawai'i Realtors, worked with the Realtors Association of Maui over the past nine months to distribute $1.9 million in disaster relief aid following the August 2023 fires on Maui.
The grant is the largest awarded by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Relief Foundation (RRF) since 9/11.
More than 800 homeowners and renters whose primary residence was damaged or destroyed by the Maui fires received up to $3,000 in assistance. Applications were accepted from August through December 2023, and several hundred applications are still being processed.
"The Hawai'i Realtors Charitable Foundation worked as quickly as possible to distribute these funds to homeowners and renters affected by the fires," said Hawai'i Realtors President Julie Meier. "We were pleased to increase our initial aid distribution from $1.5 million to $1.9 million, with all funds going directly to families and individuals in need."
Since 2001, the RRF has disbursed more than $40 million in aid to more than 20,000 families nationwide. The National Association of Realtors works with state and local associations to cover all administrative costs, ensuring 100% of all funds collected are distributed directly to disaster relief causes.
The nonprofit Hawai'i Realtors Charitable Foundation was launched in 2020 to serve communities throughout Hawai'i by supporting charitable organizations and their efforts to assist those in need.