Residents affected by recent disasters in Hawaiʻi County, City and County of Honolulu, and Maui County can still apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance.
Workers, business owners, and self-employed individuals may qualify for Disaster Unemployment Assistance benefits if they became unemployed or experienced reduced or interrupted work hours due to storms, floods, landslides, and mudslides occurring between March 10 and March 24, 2026.
“Eligible individuals will receive a minimum of $346 and up to $868 for the weeks beginning March 15, 2026, through the week ending October 10, 2026,” said Jade T. Butay, director of the Hawaiʻi Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. “Regular unemployment insurance and Disaster Unemployment Assistance benefits cannot be paid at the same time.”…