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| Oct 2, 2026 | NEWS RELEASE: DLIR Honors 2026 Workforce Development Heroes | Posted on Oct 1, 2026 in Main, Newsroom
STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DLIR HONORS... |
| Oct 2, 2026 | DLIR HONORS 2026 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HEROES | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DLIR HONORS 2026 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HEROES
FOR I... |
| Sep 19, 2026 | State to Automate Payments at Makai Garage | Posted on Sep 19, 2026 in Main
HONOLULU — An effort by the State Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) Automotive Management Division (AMD) to automate payments at another one of its parking garages will affect hundreds of dr... |
| Jun 5, 2026 | NEWS RELEASE: Hawaiʻi Expands Family Leave Law | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
HAWAIʻI EXPANDS FAMILY LEAVE LAW
Military-Related U... |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Hawaiʻi Expands Family Leave Law | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
HAWAIʻI EXPANDS FAMILY LEAVE LAW
Military-Related U... |
| Jun 4, 2026 | NEWS RELEASE: Hawaiʻi Expands Family Leave Law | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
HAWAIʻI EXPANDS FAMILY LEAVE LAW
Military-Related U... |
| Jun 2, 2026 | State Reminds Residents as Deadline Nears for Disaster Unemployment Assistance | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
STATE REMINDS RESIDENTS AS DEADLINE NEARS FOR DISAS... |
| Jun 2, 2026 | NEWS RELEASE: State Reminds Residents as Deadline Nears for Disaster Unemployment Assistance | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
STATE REMINDS RESIDENTS AS DEADLINE NEARS FOR DISAS... |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Automatic retirement plans spread as states, cities push workers to build nest eggs | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Kevin Hardy, Stateline.org
Philadelphia is poised to launch the nation’s first city-sponsored retirement plan for workers whose employers don’t offer them.
Voters on May 19 sanctioned the city c... |
| May 29, 2026 | Roth IRA owners may need a second retirement account to claim the new Saver’s Match | The Saver’s Match program, created in the 2022 Secure 2.0 retirement legislation, will provide income-eligible retirement savers with a matching contribution beginning in 2027.
The annual benefit is worth up to $1,000 for single tax filers ... |
| May 23, 2026 | DLIR Reminds Residents of Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Deadline and Available Support | The Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) is reminding individuals impacted by the recent Presidential Disaster Declaration on April 7, 2026, that Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits remain available ... |
| Apr 27, 2026 | STATE COMMISSIONS LAUNCH “NO HATE IN THE 808” CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT DISCRIMINATION ACROSS HAWAIʻI | Posted on Apr 27, 2026 in Featured, Main, NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 27, 2026
HONOLULU — In an unprecedented partnership, the Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission, Hawaiʻi State Commission on the Status of Women and Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Co... |
| 2026 | Minimum wage just went up in 19 states—workers in one state are getting a $2 an hour raise | Many U.S. workers are ringing in the new year with a raise as new minimum wage increases take effect in states and localities across the country on Thursday.
More than 8.3 million workers are expected to benefit from minimum wage hikes in 1... |
| Oct 18, 2025 | DLIR NEWS RELEASE: STATE LAUNCHES HELE IMUA INTERNSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
STATE LAUNCHES HELE IMUA INTERNSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE... |
| Oct 17, 2025 | DLIR NEWS RELEASE: STATE LAUNCHES HELE IMUA INTERNSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
STATE LAUNCHES HELE IMUA INTERNSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE... |
| Sep 19, 2025 | DLIR to Host In-Person Career Fair at Keʻehi Lagoon | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DLIR TO HOST IN-PERSON CAREER FAIR AT KEʻEHI LAGOON... |
| Sep 12, 2025 | DLIR Announces 2025 Workforce Development Heroes | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DLIR ANNOUNCES 2025 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HEROES
FO... |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Hawai’i Enforces New Law to Combat Discriminatory Calls to Law Enforcement | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
KA ʻOIHANA HOʻOKŌ KĀNĀWAI
MIKE LAMBERT
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAH... |
| Jul 21, 2025 | DLIR to Host First Hiring Event on Military Base | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DLIR TO HOST FIRST HIRING EVENT ON MILITARY BASE
Ev... |
| Jul 15, 2025 | NEWS RELEASE: STATE RELEASES FORECAST FOR JOBS AND INDUSTRIES THROUGH 2032 | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
STATE RELEASES FORECAST FOR JOBS AND INDUSTRIES THR... |
| Jul 15, 2025 | State Releases Forecast for Jobs and Industries Through 2032 | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
STATE RELEASES FORECAST FOR JOBS AND INDUSTRIES THR... |
| Apr 22, 2025 | DLIR to Host Kauaʻi Hiring Fair on April 23 to Connect Job Seekers With Local Employers | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DLIR TO HOST KAUAʻI HIRING FAIR ON APRIL 23
TO CONN... |
| Jan 13, 2025 | DLIR OFFERS FREE OSHA RECORDKEEPING WORKSHOPS | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DLIR OFFERS FREE OSHA RECORDKEEPING WORKSHOPS
In-Pe... |
| Nov 23, 2024 | DLIR Revamps Unemployment Insurance to Improve Customer Experience | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DLIR REVAMPS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TO IMPROVE CUST... |
| Nov 22, 2024 | NEWS RELEASE: DLIR REVAMPS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DLIR REVAMPS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TO IMPROVE CUST... |
| Nov 20, 2024 | DLIR to Host In-House Job and Resource Fair | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DLIR TO HOST IN-HOUSE JOB AND RESOURCE FAIR
FOR IMM... |
| Nov 19, 2024 | DLIR NEWS RELEASE: DLIR TO HOST IN-HOUSE JOB AND RESOURCE FAIR | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DLIR TO HOST IN-HOUSE JOB AND RESOURCE FAIR
FOR IMM... |
| Oct 4, 2024 | DLIR Adds Online Unemployment Insurance Tools for Employers | DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 2024
DLIR ADDS ONLINE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TOOLS FOR EMPL... |
| Oct 4, 2024 | NEWS RELEASE: DLIR Adds Online Unemployment Insurance Tools for Employers | DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 2024
DLIR ADDS ONLINE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TOOLS FOR EMPL... |
| Aug 29, 2024 | NEWS RELEASE: DLIR Adds Four New Languages to Unemployment Insurance Portal | DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 28, 2024
DLIR ADDS FOUR NEW LANGUAGES TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE... |
| Jul 5, 2024 | DLIR Launches Multi-Factor Authentication for Unemployment Insurance Claimants | DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
JADE T. BUTAY
DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 2, 2024
DLIR LAUNCHES MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIM... |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Map shows states where fireworks are legal or illegal on July 4, 2024 | Fireworks have become a staple of July Fourth celebrations across the United States, where towns and cities often host professional shows to mark the occasion each year. In some areas, smaller displays of less powerful fireworks pop up at p... |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Kokua Line: Must notice of transfer be signed at DMV? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: Does the signature on title of ownership transfer for vehicles have to be signed in front of a DMV employee? When selling or turning over the vehicle, must the... |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Kokua Line: Is the Pali Highway Resurfacing Project finished? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: We did a round trip from Kailua to Honolulu over the weekend, and what to my wondering eyes … Could it be that the Pali Highway Resurfacing Project is at long ... |
| Nov 21, 2023 | NEWS RELEASE: New Videos Promote Understanding of Civil Rights in Hawai‘i | HAWAI‘I CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
Komikina Pono Kīwila O Hawaiʻi
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
MARCUS L. KAWATACHI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 21, 2023
NEW VIDEOS PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN HAWAIʻI
Videos Avail... |
| Nov 21, 2023 | New Videos Promote Understanding of Civil Rights in Hawai‘i | Posted on Nov 21, 2023 in News
HAWAI‘I CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
Komikina Pono Kīwila O Hawaiʻi
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
MARCUS L. KAWATACHI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 21, 2023
NEW VIDEOS PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIL... |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Kokua Line: Must I be in college for state internship? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: I saw a TV commercial last weekend about job internships for adults, either with the state labor department or through the department — I’m not sure. Read more... |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Kokua Line: Is it too late to get Disaster Unemployment Assistance? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: Is it too late to get DUA? Read more
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| Sep 23, 2023 | Labor Department, Red Cross assisting displaced Maui workers | CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / [email protected]
A road closure sign and barricade are seen in Lahaina along Honoapiilani Highway at Keawe Street on Wednesday.
Thousands of Maui residents out of work due to impacts from the wildfires now h... |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Editorial: Jobless Mauians need full support | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
When unemployment claims spiked in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state was woefully unprepared. Read more
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| Sep 4, 2023 | Editorial: Helping Maui get back on the job | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
On this Labor Day holiday, thousands of Maui residents find themselves out of work — suddenly, through no fault of their own — because of the devastating fires that wrea... |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Kokua Line: Will jobless aid cover income lost from burned rentals? | Question: I’m losing monthly income from Lahaina rentals that burned. Will federal jobless aid cover that?
Answer: Rental and other passive income reported on U.S. Tax Form 1040, Schedule E, “is not qualifying income for (Disaster Unemploym... |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Kokua Line: Are there training programs for new jobs for Lahaina residents? | Question: Are there organizations developing training programs for Lahaina residents? There will be rebuilding, so this is an opportunity to pay them while they retrain in jobs to rebuild Lahaina. They need work.
Answer: Yes, various effort... |
| Aug 27, 2023 | Kokua Line: What’s the deadline for disaster unemployment aid? | CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / [email protected]
Fleetwood’s on Front Street in Lahaina is seen on Aug. 12.
Question: Are there enhanced unemployment benefits for Maui fire victims?
Answer: Maui residents who have lost work because of the ... |
| Jul 13, 2023 | I'm a marine scientist who worked on a submarine in Hawaii for 2 years. Here are 3 of the best and 2 of the worst things about the job. | Travel I'm a marine scientist who worked on a submarine in Hawaii for 2 years. Here are 3 of the best and 2 of the worst things about the job.
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| Apr 10, 2023 | Keehi job fair to feature openings from 28 federal agencies | Twenty-eight federal agencies with open positions will be at a job fair Tuesday at Keehi Lagoon Memorial.
The fair is open to military veterans and eligible spouses from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The event i... |
| Apr 10, 2023 | NEWS RELEASE: DLIR Hosts In-Person, Federal Hiring Fair at Ke’ehi Lagoon | HONOLULU — The Hawai’i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced, in partnership with Honolulu-Pacific Federal Executive Board, an in-person hiring event with twenty-eight federal agencies Tuesday, April 11... |
| Feb 6, 2023 | I live in Hawaii, where grocery prices have always blown my mind — but take a look at what inflation has done | Lee moved to Hawaii two years ago and was shocked by grocery store prices. Morgan Pōmaikaʻi Lee/Insider
Morgan Pōmaikaʻi Lee moved to Hawaii in 2021 and was shocked by the prices.
She visited two grocery stores and found that inflation has ... |
| Nov 5, 2022 | Unemployment Trust Fund Balance Grows to $205 Million | Posted on Nov 4, 2022 in News
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR
ANNE PERREIRA-EUSTAQUIO
DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 4, 2022
UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND BALANCE GROWS TO $205 MILLION
$847 Million in P... |
| Nov 5, 2022 | DLIR NEWS RELEASE: Unemployment Trust Balance Grows to $205 Million | HONOLULU — The Hawai’i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund (UCTF) balance totals $205 million. Due to the unprecedented volume of unemployment insurance c... |
| Nov 4, 2022 | DLIR NEWS RELEASE: Unemployment Trust Balance Grows to $205 Million | HONOLULU — The Hawai’i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund (UCTF) balance totals $205 million. Due to the unprecedented volume of unemployment insurance c... |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Minimum Wage to Increase to $12.00 on October 1 | Posted on Sep 29, 2022 in News
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR
ANNE PERREIRA-EUSTAQUIO
DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 29, 2022
MINIMUM WAGE TO INCREASE TO $12.00 ON OCTOBER 1
Incrementally Rises ... |
| Jun 16, 2022 | DLIR News Release: STATE MAKES SEARCHING FOR A JOB EASIER | HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced the launch of the Hawaiʻi Career Acceleration Navigator (HI CAN), a digital hub connecting unemployment insurance (UI) claimants and jobseekers to h... |
| Apr 7, 2022 | State Reports Uptick in Fraudulent Phishing Schemes Related to Unemployment Insurance | Posted on Apr 7, 2022 in Main, News
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR
ANNE PERREIRA-EUSTAQUIO DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2022
STATE REPORTS UPTICK IN FRAUDULENT PHISHING SCHEMES RELATED TO UNEMP... |
| Apr 7, 2022 | DLIR News Release: STATE REPORTS UPTICK IN FRAUDULENT PHISHING SCHEMES RELATED TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE | HONOLULU — The state Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced it has received a substantial increase in reports of schemes tied to unemployment insurance claims. These phishing schemes attempt to impersonate the... |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Hawaii to receive $3.6M to help working families lower energy costs | The state of Hawaii is slated to receive more than $3.6 million in federal funding to help lower-income households increase energy efficiency in their homes, U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono announced, thanks to the bipartisan Infrastructure Investme... |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Hawaii unemployment offices to reopen Dec. 1 with limited hours | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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Hawaii’s closed Unemployment Insurance Claims office is seen on March 19, 2020, in Honolulu at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Hawaii... |
| Oct 3, 2021 | Kokua Line: Can I count Unemployment Insurance as income toward a new claim? | Kokua Line has received a flurry of questions from out-of-work or under-employed people who say they are struggling since federal jobless aid expired last month, Gov. David Ige urged tourists to stay home and Honolulu County extended restri... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Kokua Line: Can the state forgive an overpayment that’s freezing my unemployment claim? | Question: My unemployment claim is held up because of a past overpayment. I am back to work but am owed for weeks when I was eligible. Does the state ever write off these amounts, or can they deduct them from unpaid weeks? Anything to get m... |
| Sep 22, 2021 | Kokua Line: Are large events prohibited even if they have COVID-19 mitigation plans? | Question: I am confused by the mayor’s latest order. What if we already completed our mitigation plan?
Answer: Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Emergency Order 2021-13, which explains the county’s new Safe Oahu Response Plan, extends an exi... |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Kokua Line: What is the deadline to certify my PEUC claim? | More than 40,000 Hawaii residents rely on federal unemployment compensation programs that are scheduled to end Saturday. Here are answers from the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the most common questions Kokua Line is... |
| Aug 24, 2021 | Your pandemic unemployment benefits end soon. Here’s when the $300 per week goes away. | Carlos Ponce joins a protest in in Miami Springs, Florida, asking senators to continue unemployment benefits past July 31, 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
In September, federal unemployment benefits will be winding down for good across the co... |
| Aug 19, 2021 | Kokua Line: Can I collect unemployment benefits if I lose my job over the COVID-19 vaccine? | Question: Can someone collect unemployment benefits if they refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine and lose their job over it?
Answer: There isn’t a blanket answer to that question in Hawaii, Anne Perreira-Eustaquio, director of the state’s De... |
| Aug 19, 2021 | Hawaii Labor Department scraps plan to reopen state unemployment offices, citing COVID-19 spread | GEORGE F. LEE / [email protected]
The closed Keelikolani Building, which houses the state unemployment offices on Punchbowl Street, is shown Wednesday afternoon.
GEORGE F. LEE / [email protected]
An employess at the Keelikolani ... |
| Aug 17, 2021 | Kokua Line: How can I locate the correct vaccine brand for my COVID-19 booster shot? | Question: How do we know which brand of vaccine a particular vaccination shot provider is administering on a given day? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says one is to take the same vaccine in the booster as the first two shots. It was... |
| Aug 15, 2021 | Kokua Line: How is Hawaii doing on adolescent vaccinations? | Question: How is Hawaii doing on adolescent vaccinations? I am so concerned for this group with the delta variant. I fear that some parents were complacent before this surge, thinking their kids wouldn’t get sick even if they caught COVID-1... |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Hawaii labor office to begin accepting phone appointments | For those trying for months during this pandemic to get help on complex, disputed unemployment insurance claims, the state is finally accepting telephone appointments starting Monday.
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announc... |
| Mar 20, 2021 | COVID-19 forces Hawaii’s cherished Love’s Bakery to close after 170 years | More On: hawaii
Navy lieutenant dies during training exercise in Hawaii Mystery over ‘glowing swirl’ spotted above USA solved Birth of endangered Hawaiian monk seal caught on camera These are the seven greenest states in the US – and the se... |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Kokua Line: Hawaii labor officials answer questions about long-awaited jobless aid | Question: The state says it is processing the PEUC extension in batches (808ne.ws/212sty). Whose claims are going first?
Answer: The first batch to be processed will include claimants who exhausted their first round of Pandemic Emergency Un... |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Extended jobless benefits rollout starts Tuesday in Hawaii | The 11-week extension of the federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program will begin rolling out Tuesday for about 68,000 potential claims in Hawaii.
The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations on Thursday announc... |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Hawaii to start processing delayed extended unemployment benefits program for thousands of jobless residents | STAR-ADVERTISER
Hawaii will start rolling out the delayed extension of the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program for extended jobless benefits next week, state labor officials announced today.
Hawaii will start rolling out th... |
| Jan 24, 2021 | When Do New $300 Weekly Unemployment Payments Arrive? A State-By-State Guide | It’s been a few weeks since Congress passed a $900 billion stimulus package, extending federal unemployment relief programs. The coronavirus pandemic stimulus bill also included extra unemployment payments of up to $400 a week, contingent o... |
| Jan 11, 2021 | The economic prospects of rich and poor Americans had long been diverging. The pandemic finally completed the break. | Carlos Ponce joins a protest in in Miami Springs, Florida, asking senators to continue unemployment benefits past July 31, 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, it looked like the American economy was booming.
But... |
| Nov 6, 2020 | Hawaii workers rally for in-person unemployment help | GEORGE F. LEE / [email protected]
Misty Pegram, one of 15 protesters, took her turn at the megaphone Thursday at the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations building on Punchbowl Street to protest the nonpayment of unemployment b... |
| Oct 26, 2020 | Hawaii unemployment benefits get 13-week extension | STAR-ADVERTISER / MARCH 16
The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced today that the federal government is providing a second extension to state unemployment benefits that will add 13 weeks to the state’s normal 26-wee... |
| Oct 18, 2020 | These States Are Still Paying Out Extra $300 Weekly Unemployment Benefits—Could A New Round Of Checks Soon Follow? | If you lost income this summer because of the pandemic, you may still be waiting for those retroactive $300 additional weekly unemployment benefits President Donald Trump called for in an executive action in early August. |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Kokua Line: Extended jobless benefits available, but UI claimant won’t receive automatically | Question: Are the extended benefits automatic once I run out of unemployment? It’s getting close. What do I do?
Answer: No, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation is not automatic. You have to apply for this program, which adds 13 wee... |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Kokua Line: Grandpa can’t take sand from beach to buffer kids’ falls from backyard swing set | Question: Are homeowners allowed to take sand from the beach to use for home projects? I don’t know where to go for this information. My wife and I are grandparents of 14 grandchildren and we have erected a swing set in our backyard and are... |
| Oct 1, 2020 | Extra $300 Weekly Unemployment Benefits Are Still Going Out In These States | If you were out of work, or lost wages, because of the coronavirus pandemic, you may be eligible for a full six weeks of the supplemental $300 weekly unemployment benefits created through President Donald Trump’s executive action. |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Qualified workers in Hawaii to get extra week of unemployment benefits from FEMA | Hawaii workers eligible for an additional $300 per week in unemployment benefits from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will receive an extra week of benefits.
The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced today tha... |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Still Waiting For Your Extra $300 Weekly Unemployment Benefits? Here’s What To Expect-And When | Americans who’ve lost wages or jobs because of the pandemic may be eligible for a full six weeks of the supplemental $300 weekly unemployment benefits created through President Donald Trump’s executive action. But if you’ve been out of work... |
| Sep 13, 2020 | Kokua Line: Jobless claims approved later won’t get full federal bonus | Question: I am one of those who has been “pending” with state UI for months now. If I’m ever approved, will I get the federal benefits too, paid retroactively, even if those programs are done?
Answer: Yes and no, depending on the program.
A... |
| Sep 2, 2020 | Kokua Line: States can boost minimum jobless pay so more residents get $300 weekly bonus | Question: Is the extra $300 only for people on UI or will we get it on PUA too?
Answer: The supplemental Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program will be available to unemployed or partially employed people in several programs, including Pandemi... |
| May 3, 2020 | Kokua Line: Some Hawaii gig workers in limbo; need denial to get new aid | JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Scott Murakami, director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, spoke during a press conference, March 19. At the rate laid out by Murakami at a legislative hearing last week, it could ... |
| Apr 11, 2020 | Here's how much money you could get from unemployment benefits in every state | People in Fayetteville, Arkansas, line up to receive unemployment benefits during the coronavirus outbreak. Reuters
Insider's experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In s... |
| Apr 7, 2020 | VIDEO: DLIR Director Scott Murakami takes your unemployment questions on the COVID-19 Care Conversation | Scott Murakami, the director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, joined the COVID-19 Care Conversation on Tuesday to take viewer questions about filing for unemployment.
Murakami says they are receiving roughly 8,000 claims... |
| Apr 5, 2020 | Kokua Line: Gig workers can file online for unemployment benefits with no job search required | JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
The Unemployment Insurance Claims office is seen on March 19. Independent contractors and the self-employed who are out of work should apply for unemployment insurance benefits via a new online form... |
| Mar 16, 2020 | Go online to file unemployment claims, Hawaii officials say | STAR-ADVERTISER
Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations are “strongly suggesting” that people filing for unemployment benefits through their website.
Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations officials say they are... |
| Mar 4, 2020 | Letters: Government bypasses itself on school facilities; Stop price gouging; Don’t scrap gas tax | JAMM AQUINO / 2015
Hookele Elementary School was the first Hawaii public school that used the design-build method, a faster delivery system, and was constructed in 16 months. The Kapolei school welcomed its first students in 2015.
How ironi... |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Island Air joins ranks of Hawaii’s failed airlines | COURTESY OF ISLAND AIR
An Island Air Q400 Bombadier turboprop.
Hawaii has lost another homegrown airline.
Island Air, the state’s second-largest carrier, announced Thursday afternoon that its last day of service will be today after having e... |
| Jan 7, 2015 | Budget limits snarl phones at the unemployment office | CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected]
Emmanuel Borromeo
Question: I have had to call the unemployment claims office at the state Department of Labor ever since I got laid off. Two numbers are provided — 586-8970 and 586-8971 — but it... |
| Nov 24, 2014 | BWS cuts off water at meter to end absent owner’s waste | Question: The sprinkler at a house in our Waikele neighborhood has been running 24/7 for at least 10 days. The owners only spend a few weeks a year here and are currently in Japan. We don’t know how the sprinkler went on. The gate to the ya... |
| Sep 25, 2013 | Funds to help train long-term jobless | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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Participants in last week’s Job Quest job fair at the Neal Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall crowded tables to fill out job applicati... |
| Feb 14, 2013 | Assistance animals allowed in condos, with some limits | Question: Does Hawaii have a law permitting a person living alone in a condominium to have a companion pet even if the condo association has a no-pet rule?
Answer: It would depend on whether the person can show that he or she has a physical... |
| Hawaii Career Expo postponed to later date | The Hawaii Career Expo is being postponed to a later date due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Please check HawaiiCareerExpo.com for updates.
The exposition, which takes place at the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, showcases hundreds of Hawaii ... |
| Kokua Line: How do I transfer my driver’s license from Japan, Korea or Taiwan to Hawaii? | Question: What must I do to get a Hawaii driver’s license if I already have a driver’s license in Japan? I will be living in Honolulu.
Answer: Hawaii has a driver’s license reciprocity agreement with Japan. Assuming that your Japanese licen... |
| Experts say Hawaii unemployment rate may hit 25% | ASSOCIATED PRESS
The beach in Waikiki was virtually empty earlier this week due to the coronavirus restrictions currently in place.
Hawaii’s unemployment rate is projected to soar to 25% later this year in the economic free-fall triggered b... |
| Kokua Line: Hawaii claimants seeking jobless aid end up with big PUA bills instead | Amid the crush of Hawaii’s epic unemployment crisis, Kokua Line is receiving many questions from out-of-work residents who expected to qualify for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program but were denied or who, conversely, succeede... |
| Hawaii unemployment call center shuts down after staffer tests positive for COVID-19 | STAR-ADVERTISER
Volunteers at the Hawai‘i Convention Center learned how to process the backlog of unemployment claims on April 20. The state announced today that its general call queue for unemployment insurance assistance will be unavailab... |
