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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS  DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR ANNE PERREIRA-EUSTAQUIO DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2021 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS EXTENSIONS UPDATE HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that programming updates and federal funding has allowed the department to offer a choice of either Extended ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS  DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR ANNE PERREIRA-EUSTAQUIO DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2021 STATE PROVIDES PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (PUA) UPDATE HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that programming updates and federal funding has allowed the department to initiate benefit payments for ...
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CARES Act Extensions Summaries

Posted on Jan 5, 2021 in News

For two summaries of CARES Act extensions click here. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS  DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR ANNE PERREIRA-EUSTAQUIO DIRECTOR   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 28, 2020 STATE PROVIDES UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND ASSISTANCE BENEFITS UPDATE ON COVID-19 RELIEF BILL/CARES ACT EXTENSIONS HONOLULU — On Dec. 27, 2020, a federal COVID-19 relief package that extends and provides additional federal unemployment benefits was signed ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS  DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR ANNE EUSTAQUIO DIRECTOR   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 23, 2020   DLIR DIRECTOR PROVIDES UPDATE ON CARES ACT UNEMPLOYMENT EXTENSIONS HONOLULU — The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced some of the details regarding H.R. 133, which in part provides extensions to ...
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Wishlist for CARES Act Extension

Posted on Dec 4, 2020 in News

For a wish list of items DLIR is requesting for any potential CARES Act extension click here

A PEUC MESSAGE FOR OUR COMMUNITY

A PEUC Message for Our Community

Posted on Nov 13, 2020 in Main, News

For a signed copy click here. A Message for Our Community On the Pandemic Extended Unemployment Compensation Program from Anne Perreira-Eustaquio, Director-DLIR I wanted to personally reach out to all of you and acknowledge that we at the DLIR have heard your concerns and frustrations over the processing of Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) claims. ...
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A Message for Our Community from Anne Perreira-Eustaquio, Director-DLIR   I wanted to personally reach out to all of you and acknowledge that we at the DLIR have heard your concerns and frustrations over the processing of Unemployment Insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims during this pandemic. We too are frustrated as the DLIR strives ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS  DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR ANNE EUSTAQUIO DIRECTOR   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2020   HAWAII ACTIVATES FEDERAL-STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE EXTENDED BENEFITS HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that it would launch Federal-State Extended benefits (EB) beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 27 ...
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COVID-19 UI Benefit Programs

Posted on Oct 22, 2020 in News

Hawaii COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits Click on the above for a graphic explaining the progression and timeline for current UI benefits programs including: Regular Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits 26 times the weekly benefit amount Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) 13 additional weeks of UI benefits for those who have exhausted their regular claim through Dec. ...
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