​Last updated 7/28/2021

Hawai'i Unemployment AssistancE

Please visit labor.hawaii.gov/ui and hawaiiunemploymentinfo.com for more information on the state's unemployment insurance division. The following is a brief summary of the main unemployment assistance being offered: 

Regular Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits Extension of Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) 
  • PEUC has been extended to until the week ending September 4, 2021.
  • PEUC has increased to a maximum of 53 weeks. However, there are only 25 weeks between March 20, 2021 and September 4, 2021, which makes the extension 49 weeks. 
  • Once a person runs out of regular unemployment benefits, they should file for PEUC. Login to your unemployment account and click on the PEUC button notification to apply. 
​Extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC)
  • All claimants receiving state or federal unemployment benefits (UI, PUA, PEUC) receive a supplement of $300 per week, starting December 26, 2020 and ending September 4, 2021. 
Extended Benefits (EB) 
  • Up to 13 additional weeks of UI benefits for those who have exhausted PEUC 
  • Does not "expire" on certain date and should extend into 2021, triggers off when unemployment rate falls
Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC )
  • Receive an additional $100 benefit for any week that you were eligible for regular UI or extended benefits and were paid benefits between the weeks ending January 2, 2021 and September 4, 2021.
  • Qualifications:
    • Have at least $5,000 a year in self-employment income
    • Disqualified from receiving PUA, and
    • Eligible for regular state unemployment 
    • Received $100 per week in additional benefits

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) 
  • If you are not eligible for Regular Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits, you may be eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA.) Generally, a person may be eligible for PUA if they are unemployed, partially unemployed, unable to work, or unavailable to work due to a Covid-19 related reason. 
  • PUA is extended to 79 weeks of benefits
  • PUA is extended until the week ending September 6, 2021.
  • If a person files for PUA after December 27, 2020, then that person can backdate their application to December 1, 2020. 
  • Apply on pua.hawaii.gov

unemployment insurance benefits

失業保険手当を申請する為の概要
​(Japanese Translation: UIB Process)
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失業保険の資格申告の方法
​(Japanese Translation: Weekly UIB Claims)
Insurance in kasruh mwet ma wacnginlac orekma la
​(Kosraean Translation: Overview of UIB Process)
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Tổng quát tiến trình của Trợ cấp bảo hiểm thất nghiệp
​(Vietnamese Translation: UIB Process)
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Cách nộp tờ khai xác nhận hằng tuần trực tuyến cho bảo hiểm thất nghiệp.
​(Vietnamese Translation: Weekly UIB Claims)
실업 보험 개요 (한국어)
​(Korean Translation: Overview of UIB Process)
주간 UI 클레임 인증을 제출하는 방법 
(Korean Translation: Weekly UI Claims)

Application Process

Dept of Labor and Industrial Relations Fact sheet

Related Labor issues

For guidance concerning workplace safety, regulations for wages, hours, and leave, and information for federal workers, visit the Department of Labor site. Check with your employer for sick leave policies and accrual. 

For information about the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and COVID-19, visit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission site.

For more information about public assistance programs, see the Financial Assistance page.