{"id":22122,"date":"2024-03-10T05:15:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T15:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=22122"},"modified":"2024-03-10T05:15:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T15:15:30","slug":"press-conference-highlights-current-housing-issues-impacting-filipino-survivors-of-the-lahaina-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2024\/03\/10\/press-conference-highlights-current-housing-issues-impacting-filipino-survivors-of-the-lahaina-wildfires\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Conference Highlights Current Housing Issues Impacting Filipino Survivors Of The Lahaina Wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"22125\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2024\/03\/10\/press-conference-highlights-current-housing-issues-impacting-filipino-survivors-of-the-lahaina-wildfires\/hfn-hawaii-workers-center-press-con-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"HFN Hawaii Workers Center Press Con\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?resize=413%2C310\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22125\" width=\"413\" height=\"310\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In a February 29 press conference at Kelawea Mauka Makai Park, Hawaii Workers Center, Kaibigan ng Lahaina, Hawaii Community Lending and the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns held a press conference to tackle the pressing issues impacting the Filipino survivors of the Lahaina wildfires.<br><br>Survivors shared their issues ranging from lack of information regarding mortgage forbearance and FEMA appeals to the ongoing evictions despite the moratorium. The speakers highlighted the struggles of the working class families from Lahaina that are contemplating leaving Maui due to its current challenges.<br><br>\u201cIn our efforts, we have uncovered a distressing situation, particularly in the Filipino community, where tenants are being displaced to accommodate FEMA\u02bbs fire survivors,\u201d said Krizhna Bayudan, community organizer for the Hawaii Workers Center whose family survived the Lahaina wildfires.<br><br>\u201cThis is fundamentally unjust. It\u2019s a mere shuffling of problems without addressing the root causes. We all know Lahaina is grappling with a severe housing shortage and it\u2019s disheartening to see our fellow community members facing eviction\u2026 Language accessibility is a barrier, particularly within the Filipino community, often resulting in delays and deterring immigrant communities from seeking assistance.\u201d<br><br>Another survivor of the Lahaina wildfires and Kaibigan ng Lahaina representative Sieny Corpuz said that it\u2019s important for Filipinos to stay in Lahaina despite the challenges.<br><br>\u201cOur Filipino community will be heart. We are committed to rebuilding Lahaina throughout our Filipino community. We envisions a Lahaina where Filipinos thrive socially, economically, politically, and culturally. Lahaina Filipinos need to remain in Lahaina. Filipinos, we are Lahaina,\u201d said Corpuz.<br><br>Kami Yamamoto of National Alliance for Filipino Concerns seeks to bring these issues at a national level. \u201cAt the Filipino resource events, we spoke to several Filipino community members who were denied by FEMA and did not know they could even appeal their denials,\u201d said Yamamoto.<br><br>Homeowners can contact Hawaii Community Lending at\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiicommunitylendings.com\">www.hawaiicommunitylendings.com<\/a> and the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalaidhawaii.org\">www.legalaidhawaii.org<\/a> for more information about mortgage forbearance, tenants\u2019 rights, and FEMA denial appeals.<br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a February 29 press conference at Kelawea Mauka Makai Park, Hawaii Workers Center, Kaibigan&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[20,11],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1",false,false,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",false,false,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1",false,false,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?w=768&ssl=1",false,false,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1",false,false,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?fit=1536%2C1536&ssl=1",false,false,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?fit=2048%2C2048&ssl=1",false,false,true],"ultp_layout_landscape_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1",false,false,true],"ultp_layout_landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?resize=870%2C570&ssl=1",false,false,true],"ultp_layout_portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?resize=600%2C900&ssl=1",false,false,true],"ultp_layout_square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1",false,false,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?resize=1115%2C715&ssl=1",false,false,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?resize=800%2C500&ssl=1",false,false,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1",false,false,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?resize=540%2C340&ssl=1",false,false,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HFN-Hawaii-Workers-Center-Press-Con-1.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1",false,false,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/featured\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Featured<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/_news\/hawaii-filipino\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Hawaii - 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