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The Unemployment Insurance (UI) Division was informed that a Hawaii applicant for unemployment benefits received an email from the Unemployment Advisory Department <[email protected]> indicating the applicant’s initial application for benefits was received, but not completed, and provided links to continue the unemployment filing process. This email is a scam. It has been used in other ...
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TRAINING FUNDS AVAILABLE TO INCREASE OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS HONOLULU—The Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the state has been awarded a $1,769,095 National Emergency Grant (NEG) to expand the service capacity of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Dislocated Worker training and employment program. The funds awarded by the U.S. Department ...
Read More State Awarded Grant to Assist Long-Term Unemployed Workers

Tourism Related Jobs Increase by 4,100 Over the Year HONOLULU—The Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August declined to 4.3 percent  from 4.5 percent in July. The last time the unemployment rate was 4.3 percent or less was in July 2008. State wide, ...
Read More Hawaii’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.3% in August

$340,595 in Total Proposed Penalties Issued by HIOSH and US Department of Labor HONOLULU – The Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ (DLIR) Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division (HIOSH) has issued 59 serious citations with proposed fines of up to $89,265 to 10 tenants of Unicold Corporation’s refrigerated food warehouse in Honolulu. ...
Read More State Cites Warehouse Tenants with 59 Safety and Health Violations

Manufacturing Sector to Return to State Jurisdiction HONOLULU – The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced that improvements in Hawaii’s workplace safety and health during the last year will result in the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division (HIOSH) reassuming responsibility for ...
Read More Obama, Abercrombie Administrations Renew Commitment to Workplace Safety and Health in Hawaii