ted the Hawaii Relief Fund, premiums doubled for less coverage. It appears the insurance companies weren’t quite prepared for a disaster of this magnitude.http://www.fema.gov/mit/bpat/bpat006.htmFor victims of Iniki, funds came in from all directions. The IRS gave taxpayers relief by extending due dates for tax forms. Congress passed a bill giving 10.5 billion dollars to organizations, including the Farmers Home Administration, FEMA, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for disaster relief in response to Hurricane Iniki. AT&T held a Hurricane Relief benefit concert to raise money for victims of Andrew and Iniki. FEMA contributed 257.6 million dollars to aide in the disaster.Mitigation for Hawaii is an ongoing process. Public programs for emergency preparedness are being carried on and added to in the event this happens again. With FEMA’s reports and manuals, contractors and residents of Kauia are taking note and rebuilding to prevent the future destruction of their homes. The regeneration of plants and the production of crops show the island recovering from the hurricane. Hotels have been rebuilt along the blue water coasts. The tourists have also returned to enjoy the Hawaiian paradise. The people of Kauia may have recovered from Iniki, but they have not forgotten. Residents have built new, stronger home or have retrofitted their old homes. With Hurricane Iniki being a class IV hurricane when it struck Kauia, it caused major damage to the island and its people. Homes, farms, and lives were destroyed. Mitigation helped the residents protect themselves from Iniki, but it still got their homes. Houses were not properly secure from the strength of the hurricane. With help from FEMA and other organizations, precautionary measures can be taken to help insure the people of Kauia that the next hurricane will not take as much from them. ...
