Section 17-678-11 - Natural disaster assistance(a) An additional payment shall be provided to eligible recipients who are in need because of a natural disaster.(b) Recipients who have not received the monthly payment provided by the department at the beginning of the month and recipients who receive the total monthly requirements for food and shelter from the American Red Cross or other sources, shall not be eligible for emergency assistance.(c) Recipients who are in need shall receive the following assistance: (1) The total monthly assistance allowance if the loss occurs prior to the sixteenth of the month; or(2) Seventy-five per cent of the monthly assistance allowance if the natural disaster occurs on or after the sixteenth of the month.[Eff 3/19/93] (Auth: HRS § 346-53) (Imp: 45 C.F.R. §233.20 )