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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MEDIA ADVISORY: June 23, 2022 STATE WARNS OF TEXT SCAM ABOUT P-EBT BENEFITS HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services (DHS) is warning Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and the general public, to be aware of a scam using texting to obtain your personal information after receiving reports from the community. The text ...
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For Immediate Release: April 5, 2022 UH News Release (click here) The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Health Policy Initiative (HPI), which aims to improve health care in Hawaiʻi, was launched thanks to a $10 million multi-year commitment from the Med-QUEST Division of the state Department of Human Services. Housed in UH Mānoa’s College of Social Sciences, HPI will facilitate ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2022 DHS Shares Family First Hawai‘i 2021 Accomplishments HONOLULU – The State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services (DHS) Social Services Division (SSD) Child Welfare Services (CWS) Branch is honored to share the Family First Hawai‘i (FFH) 2021 Accomplishments (click here). The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) provides Hawaiʻi ...
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