FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 31, 2025 HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission welcomes the enactment of Act 298 (SB1231 HD1), landmark legislation that modernizes Hawaiʻi’s parentage laws. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the new law updates decades-old statutes to reflect the realities of today’s families and significantly strengthens legal protections for LGBTQIA+ parents and their ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 24, 2025 HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Human Services (DHS) is reminding Med-QUEST families that they may receive a $50 incentive for each child who completes a well-child examination through the Hawai‘i Child Wellness Incentive Program (HCWIP). HCWIP is a pilot program enacted by the Hawai‘i State Legislature under Act ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2025 HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services (DHS) is reminding households to use their Hawaiʻi Emergency Food Assistance Program (HEFAP) benefits before they expire on December 31, 2025. Families who received the $250 per person HEFAP benefit, which appears on their EBT card and is separate from regular ...
Read More DHS REMINDS HOUSEHOLDS TO USE THE 0 HEFAP FOOD SUPPORT FUNDS BEFORE YEAR-END
DHS is notifying the public about a possible scam. What happened? A few SNAP recipients reported that they received a voicemail or text message that seems like a scam. Was the voicemail from a real person or a recorded message? Not a real person, an automated recording. How many people reported this possible scam? Three ...
Read More Scam Alert: DHS Receives a Few Reports of Suspicious Automated Messages to SNAP Recipients – 11/14/2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2025 The statement below is attributable to Joseph Campos II, deputy director of the Department of Human Services: “Due to the uncertainty surrounding the Supreme Court pause and the use of federal dollars, the state can assure you that on Monday, November 10, your EBT card will have the state ...
Read More STATEMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ON SNAP BENEFITS – 11/9/2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2025 HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Human Services (DHS) is providing an update for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients amid continued uncertainty surrounding federal SNAP funding and the Supreme Court’s temporary pause on full benefit payments. We understand that there are questions regarding whether some SNAP recipients may ...
Read More DHS ISSUES UPDATE ON SNAP BENEFITS AND THE HAWAI‘I EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
UPDATE – November 10, 2025 The Hawaiʻi Emergency Food Assistance Program (HEFAP) provided $250 per person in state funds to help families during this period of uncertainty. The HEFAP benefit has issued and should be available on EBT cards starting November 10, 2025. HEFAP benefits are restricted for the purchase of food. This support is ...
Read More Hawaiʻi Emergency Food Assistance Program FAQs: state-sponsored 0 per person to purchase food
HAWAI‘I RELIEF PROGRAM FAQs – SUPPORT FOR HOUSING AND UTILITY PAYMENTS What is the Hawaiʻi Relief Program? The Hawaiʻi Relief Program is a new statewide program that provides non-recurring short-term housing and utility payments to help families with dependent children who are in financial crisis or are experiencing an episode of financial need resulting from ...
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