Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 802.4 - CHILD CARE GRANT PROGRAM
Section 17-802.4-4.1 - Grants for child care facilities that closed due to the 2023 Maui wildfires

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-802.4-4.1

Current through August, 2024

(a) A child care facility that was licensed, registered, or a qualified exempt provider with the department to operate a child care facility as of December 31, 2022, that was located in Lahaina, Hawaii 96761, and that is no longer licensed, registered or a qualified exempt provider due to physical damage to the child care facility sustained during the Maui wildfire emergency disaster in 2023 may apply for a grant under this chapter if:

(1) The organization and child care facility complies with sections 17-802.4-3(b) and (c); and

(2) The facility is looking for another location in Maui to reopen child care operations; or

(3) The existing child care facility may be reopened after minor renovations are completed. Examples of minor renovation include but are not limited to, upgrading playgrounds, and installing railing or ramps to make the facility more accessible without any structural change impact.

(b) For a child care facility that applies for a child care grant pursuant to this chapter and is awarded a grant pursuant to section 17-802.4-5, the recipient shall agree to the conditions of section 17-802.4-4, except for subsection 17-802.4-4 (a) (11), and shall agree to demonstrate its efforts to:

(1) Resume operations of the child care facility, including the care of children;

(2) Secure a suitable facility; and

(3) Obtain the required approvals from the state or county and the issuance of the child care license or registration by the department.

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