Hawaii to receive more than $5M for emergency rent payments, food assistance

Hawaii is set to receive more than $5 million in emergency federal funding that will aid in providing rental and food assistance to residents during the Covid-19 pandemic, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz announced Monday. The different counties can use the federal grant to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the pandemic through various community development efforts. The funds can be applied to such purposes as rental and food assistance, grants and loans to small businesses, providing financial support…