Hawai‘i continues to rank as one of the best-performing states in the country in dealing with COVID-19. That’s according to recent reports and data from Johns Hopkins University, which shows ...
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The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) is working as fast as it can, given its antiquated system, to handle the flood of unemployment claims. In February, DLIR received ...
Read More Getting help for the unemployed: the urgency is now
What relief is available for paying my mortgage? Can a landlord evict me if I don’t pay my rent? What are my rights as a landlord? DCCA’s Office of Consumer ...
Read More Worried about rent and mortgage payments?
If you’re struggling to deal with the basic necessities of life, where can you go for help? Here are some links for anyone who is facing the multiple challenges of ...
Read More Quick links to survive in uncertain times
Help from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Securities Act (a.k.a. the CARES Act) includes direct cash payments to Hawai‘i residents, “plus-up” unemployment benefits, small business loans, funds for college ...
Read More How the CARES Act and FEMA can help Hawaiʻi
Stepped up visitor contact checks, statewide enforcement, and sending violators back where they came from are among the latest efforts to ensure people are taking the governor’s COVID-19 quarantine mandate ...
Read More For some, aloha means goodbye
There’s a saying, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” That could apply to the food service crews at more than 70 public schools who are on the ...
Read More DOE feeds hungry students with Grab-and-Go meals
Helping hands for PPE – For a second time in a month, volunteers from across O‘ahu gathered at the Neal Blaisdell Center (NBC) to help assemble personal protective equipment (PPE) ...
Read More Heartfelt kōkua to keep everyone safe
For Hawai‘i, what does economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19 look like? Many of the answers will come from a collaboration of public health experts, community stakeholders, economic advisors ...
Read More Creating a roadmap to recovery for Hawaiʻi
If you want to follow the latest news on COVID-19, be sure to check the Department of Health’s site — www.hawaiicovid19.com — for links to news from the state’s counties, ...
Read More Stay updated with DOH’s COVID-19 website and Community Bulletin