Available Support for Hawaiʻi Residents
The Hawaiʻi Relief Programs – TANF Support for Housing and Utility Payments
- Aloha Kakolika Hawaiʻi, i ka hui pū ʻana me ke Keʻena ʻOihana Kānaka o ka Mokuʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi, ke hāʻawi nei i ke kōkua hale i nā poʻe noi kūpono e loaʻa ana ka pilikia kālā. ʻO kēia papahana no nā ʻohana me nā keiki hilinaʻi a i ʻole kekahi i ko lākou ʻekolu trimester o ka hāpai ʻana.
- ʻO ka papahana a puni ka mokuʻāina e hoʻolako a hiki i ʻehā mahina o ka uku hale a me nā pono no nā ʻohana me kahi keiki hilinaʻi a hiki i 300% FPL.
- ʻOi aku ka kiʻekiʻe o ka loaʻa kālā ma mua o SNAP a ʻaʻole i kaupalena ʻia i ka poʻe i loaʻa
- ʻO ka papahana a puni ka mokuʻāina e hoʻolako a hiki i ʻehā mahina o ka uku hale a me nā pono no nā ʻohana me kahi keiki hilinaʻi a hiki i 300% FPL.
- Waiwai Waiwai o Maui, ma ka hui pū ʻana me ke Keʻena ʻOihana Kanaka o Hawaiʻi, e hāʻawi a hiki i ʻehā mahina o ke kākoʻo TANF no nā uku hale a me nā pono no nā ʻohana kūpono i loaʻa i hoʻokahi keiki hilinaʻi ma ko lākou ʻohana a aia i loko o ka pilikia kālā a i ʻole ka pilikia.
Nā nīnau nīnau nīnau nīnau a ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi – Program Relief Program
Hawaiʻi Food Bank- State $2 miliona infusion pilikia ma ka Mokuʻāina no ka hoʻokō ʻana i ka koi nui:
Kākoʻo Pani Aupuni – Hawaiʻiʻi Waihona ʻai
- ʻO ka hui ʻana ma waena o Hawaiʻi Foodbank a me kāna mau hoa ʻelua – Maui Food Bank a me The Food Basket- e hōʻoia i ka hiki ʻana i ka mokuʻāina.
- Ma waena o lākou, ua hui pū nā waihona meaʻai nui ʻekolu me ka ʻoi aku o 500 mau hui hoa a me nā waihona meaʻai a lākou e hoʻohana ai e hōʻoia i ka hiki ʻana o ka meaʻai i kēlā me kēia kihi o ke kaiāulu.
- He mea koʻikoʻi ka hāʻawi ʻana i ke kākoʻo i ka Hawaiʻi Foodbank a me kāna mau hoa no ka mea ʻo ka hapa nui o nā keʻena e hāʻawi ana i ke kōkua meaʻai ma Hawaiʻi e loaʻa ana i ka meaʻai no ka hāʻawi ʻana ma o ka pūnaewele hoʻolaha o Hawaiʻi Foodbank.
Hawaiʻi Emergency Food Assistance Program (HEFAP)
Current SNAP recipients will receive a one-time credit of $250 per person on their EBT card. This benefit can be used for food purchases and will appear by mid-November.
The Hawaiʻi Emergency Food Assistance Program (HEFAP) is a new state-sponsored food benefit that is separate from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit. HEFAP will provide a benefit of $250 per person in a household. The HEFAP will be restricted to purchase food and groceries at retail locations that accept Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards.
Is HEFAP a SNAP benefit?
No. HEFAP is a new state-sponsored food benefit, separate and distinct from SNAP. However, HEFAP will utilize the same EBT mechanism as SNAP and will be used to purchase food and groceries at retail locations that accept EBT.
Do I need to apply for HEFAP?
No. There is no application process for HEFAP. Benefits will be automatically issued to eligible households through their EBT card. Specific eligibility details will be shared soon as the program details are finalized.
When will HEFAP benefits be issued?
DHS anticipates HEFAP benefits will be issued to eligible households in mid-November.
Pehea au e aʻo hou ai?
Further details regarding HEFAP are still being finalized. As details are finalized, they will be posted on the DHS website and shared through additional public announcements. Please continue to check the DHS website for updates over the coming weeks.
Nā Punawai Hou
Huli i ka 211 waihona 24/7 no nā kumuwaiwai inā ua nalowale ʻoe i nā pōmaikaʻi SNAP: Nā Meaʻai Meaʻai ʻē aʻe SNAP