Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments in Hawaii, 2020
Subsidy Recipients 1 to 20 of 83
Recipients of Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments from farms in Hawaii totaled $7,014,000 in in 2020.
| Rank | Recipient (* ownership information available) |
Location | Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farm Services Agency ** | Washington, DC 20250 | $355,185 |
| 2 | Jimmy T Bernardo | Pahoa, HI 96778 | $250,000 |
| 3 | Afa Maiu'u Tuaolo | Pahoa, HI 96778 | $250,000 |
| 4 | Alohilani Orchids Inc | Keaau, HI 96749 | $250,000 |
| 5 | Grace Pasion | Pahoa, HI 96778 | $250,000 |
| 6 | Elmer S Pitpit | Pahoa, HI 96778 | $250,000 |
| 7 | Donald Smith | Pahoa, HI 96778 | $250,000 |
| 8 | Hawaiian Acres Of Orchids Inc. | Kurtistown, HI 96760 | $250,000 |
| 9 | Emilio Wilfred Agpaoa | Keaau, HI 96749 | $248,097 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Juan | Pahoa, HI 96778 | $248,029 |
| 11 | Marcelo Caniedo | Pahoa, HI 96778 | $246,876 |
| 12 | Kelly C Davis | Hilo, HI 96720 | $155,394 |
| 13 | Orlando Manuel | Keaau, HI 96749 | $125,000 |
| 14 | Jose Ramelb | Keaau, HI 96749 | $125,000 |
| 15 | Prodencio B Vigilla | Pahoa, HI 96778 | $125,000 |
| 16 | Gerry Barao Sr | Pahoa, HI 96778 | $125,000 |
| 17 | Island Harvest Inc | Kapaau, HI 96755 | $125,000 |
| 18 | Flowers By Kona Scent Da Smallest LLC | Ocean View, HI 96737 | $125,000 |
| 19 | Hawaii Clean Seed LLC | Pahoa, HI 96778 | $125,000 |
| 20 | Lordson Bernardo | Pahoa, HI 96778 | $125,000 |
* USDA data are not "transparent" for many payments made to recipients through most cooperatives. Recipients of payments made through most cooperatives, and the amounts, have not been made public. To see ownership information, click on the name, then click on the link that is titled Ownership Information.
** EWG has identified this recipient as a bank or lending institution that received the payment because the payment applicant had a loan requiring any subsidy payments go to the lender first. In 2019, the information provided to EWG by USDA began to include the entity that received the payment, rather than the person or entity that applied for it, which was previously provided. This move to shield subsidy recipients from disclosure enables USDA to further evade taxpayer accountability. Six percent of subsidy dollars went to banks, lending institutions, or the Farm Service Agency.”
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