COMMUNITY OPENS PU’UHONUA O NĒNĒ WITH BLESSING Residents, organizers, and community leaders gather to bless the Pu’uhonua o Nēnē, temporary shelter. MEDIA ADVISORY October 1, 2023 Project Vision Hawai’I, Department of Human Services (DHS), Department of Transportation (DOT), County of Maui, and other elected officials and community leaders joined together yesterday (09/30/23) at Pu’uhonua o ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2023 GOVERNOR GREEN ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR HOUSELESS WILDFIRE SURVIVORS HONOLULU ̶ Governor Josh Green, M.D., is announcing that the state, in partnership with the nonprofit Project Vision Hawai‘i (PVH), will open Pu‘uhonua o Nēnē, a temporary shelter for Maui wildfire survivors who were experiencing homelessness before the disaster. This ...
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DHS applied for and received approval to extend the SNAP Hot Food Program waiver through October 14, 2023. This means SNAP participants may purchase hot foods and hot food products prepared for immediate consumption with their benefits at authorized SNAP retailers statewide through October 14, 2023. See the press release below from the USDA, Hawai`i ...
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For Immediate Release September 13, 2023 (Click here for the D-SNAP 2-page flyer) (Click here for the D-SNAP Translated 2-page flyers) *Please note the corrections/updates underlined below* Hawai‘i Disaster SNAP Program Launches Monday, September 18, 2023 HONOLULU —The Hawai‘i Department of Human Services (DHS) will launch the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) on Monday, ...
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For Immediate Release September 10, 2023 DHS MED-QUEST PAUSED MEDICAID DISENROLLMENTS FOR 2023 HONOLULU — The State of Hawai‘i Department of Human Services (DHS) Med-QUEST division has paused all eligibility disenrollments for the remainder of 2023. Current Med-QUEST members will continue to be covered through at least the end of this year without interruption, except ...
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USDA Approves SNAP Hot Foods Waiver for Hawai`i Impacted by Wildfires USDA Contact: Western Regional Office Public Affairs [email protected] or (415) 705-1311 Hawai`i Media Contact: State of Hawai`i Department of Human Services Amanda Stevens – Public Information Officer (808) 586-4892 / [email protected] SAN FRANCISCO, August 16, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on August ...
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For Immediate Release: August 3, 2023 DHS AND DOH PARTNER TO REDUCE CHILDHOOD HUNGER THROUGH JOINT PROJECT HONOLULU – Hawaiʻi was one of six states awarded a competitive grant from the nonprofit organization Share Our Strength through its No Kid Hungry campaign in April, 2021. As the grantee, the Department of Human Services (DHS) proposed an ...
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For Immediate Release April 25, 2023 DHS EXTENDS PRESCHOOL OPEN DOORS DEADLINE TO APRIL 28 HONOLULU, HI – The Department of Human Services (DHS) is helping families better afford preschool for the 2023-2024 school year. The Preschool Open Doors program opened an application period from January 4, 2023 to March 31, 2023. DHS is extending ...
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For Immediate Release February 16, 2023 HONOLULU – Throughout the pandemic, all Medicaid members received continuous uninterrupted coverage amid the public health emergency. Med-QUEST Division (MQD) under the Department of Human Services, will begin reaching out to members in March to let them know what month their eligibility will be redetermined. This eligibility renewal work ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 5, 2022 (updated) DHS Provides Additional Application Period for Preschool Open Doors Program to Assist Eligible Families Honolulu, HI – The Department of Human Services (DHS) is helping families better afford preschool for the 2022-2023 school year by providing an additional application period. The Preschool Open Doors (POD) program new summer ...
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