​Last updated 10/12/2020

Hawai'i Unemployment AssistancE

Please visit labor.hawaii.gov/ui 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
  • Up to 26 weeks of UI benefits 
  • Apply on huiclaims.hawaii.gov
  • Last payable week ending 12/26/2020 
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) 
  • Up to 13 additional weeks of UI benefits of those who have exhausted their regular claim through Dec 26, 2020 
  • To apply, go to your unemployment account. Click on the PEUC button and answer 5 questions to determine your eligibility. 
  • When PEUC is exhausted, you may be eligible for Extended Benefits.
Extended Benefits (EB) 
  • Up to 13 additional weeks of UI benefits for those who have exhausted PEUC 
  • Does not "expire" and should extend into 2021 
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) 
  • If you are not eligible for Regular Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits, you may be eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA.)
  • Up to 46 weeks if all regular & extended benefits are exhausted
  • Apply on pua.hawaii.gov
  • Last payable week ending 12/26/2020 

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

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)

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.