FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2025 HONOLULU – The Department of Human Services (DHS) Preschool Open Doors program is still accepting applications to help families to better afford preschool for the 2024-2025 school year for eligible 3- or 4-year-old children. The final deadline to apply for the 2024-2025 school year is January 31, 2025. To ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2025 HONOLULU – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved a five-year extension of the Hawaiʻi QUEST Integration Section 1115 Demonstration, solidifying Hawaiʻi’s commitment to advancing innovative Medicaid services that address the unique needs of its residents. This extension ensures that critical health and social services will ...
Read More DHS MED-QUEST DIVISION RECEIVES APPROVAL FROM CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES THAT EXTEND VITAL COVERAGE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 31, 2024 Hawai‘i Expands Medicaid Coverage to Provide Stable Health Care for Keiki HONOLULU – Hawai‘i families can have greater peace of mind when it comes to health care for their keiki, thanks to a new approval from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2024 DEDICATION CEREMONY FOR NEW ‘OHANA VISIT AND RESOURCE CENTER AT WAIAWA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY HONOLULU —The Waiawa Correctional Facility hosted a dedication ceremony Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, to celebrate the new ‘Ohana Visit and Resource Center, a pilot project to provide a supportive environment for children and family members of ...
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Housing First Sec 346-378_signed Family Resource Centers Act 129_(2022) combined-signed Annual Report OYS-HYCF combined-signed State Rehabilitation Council Report to the Governor Sec 348-8(d) HRS combined signed Commission on the Status of Women Sec 367-3_HRS_signed Liens on Real Estate Property Sec 346-29.5 HRS signed Administratively Established Accounts for DHS Sec 37-52.5(b) signed Non-General Fund Sec 37-47-48-49 ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2024 Inaugural Hawai‘i State LGBTQ+ Commission Provides Education about Constitutional Amendment One HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Commission has unanimously endorsed Constitutional Amendment Number One that will appear on the 2024 General Election ballot. Aside from setting up the governance of the commission, ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2024 GOVERNOR GREEN ESTABLISHES HISTORIC INAUGURAL HAWAIʻI STATE LGBTQ+ COMMISSION HONOLULU — The state of Hawaiʻi has established an advisory body to develop and improve the state’s interaction with its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus (LGBTQ+) citizens in accordance with HRS 369. The commission, one of few in the ...
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Federal SNAP Benefit Reduction – Background and FAQs – October 1, 2024 Background: The federal U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) adjusted the Thrifty Food Plan for Hawaii effective last October. As a result, SNAP benefits in Hawaii decreased last year by an average $7-8 per person, and will further decrease effective October 1, 2024, by ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2024 DHS HOSTS DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OUTREACH EVENT FOR MAUI WILDFIRE SURVIVORS IN NEED OF SUPPORT Case Managers Provided Vital Guidance and Enrolled Survivors in the Program HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services (DHS) hosted an outreach event with more than 25 community partners in Kahului ...
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