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The Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Red Cross and local community members are assisting survivors of the devastating wildfires on Maui, which destroyed over 2,200 structures, the majority of them homes.

Question: Regarding the SNAP waiver, is that only on Maui? Some people who survived the Lahaina fire have already moved in with relatives in Honolulu and will be using their EBT cards on Oahu.

The Institute for Human Serv­ices is always in need of people with skills who want to help, beyond serving food at its shelters.

With 1 in 4 adults in the United States either advanced in age or living with a disability, Green said that many will eventually require some sort of assistance provided in the bills.

Gov. Josh Green signed eight bills at the state Capitol on Wednesday relating to domestic violence and sexual assault, and seven bills relating to wellness and child welfare.

The Honolulu Star-­Advertiser had in April sought documents that health insurers regulated by the state file annually with DCCA’s insurance division detailing the pay. The insurance division has released salary information for top executives in the past.

Doctors from other states may soon be able to quickly acquire licenses to practice medicine in Hawaii after state lawmakers passed a bill this month enabling the governor to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, an agreement among states that streamlines the licensing process.

With the end of Thursday came the expiration of the U.S. public health emergency for COVID-19.

In Hawaii, Medicaid reimburses providers at just 62% of the Medicare rates for most services, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, while private insurance pays significantly more than Medicare.

The state of Hawaii will pay to send homeless people back to the mainland as long as they have someone to welcome and house them there.