SNAP food replacement for Hawaiʻi residents hit by Hurricane Lowell

The US Department of Agriculture announced today that households impacted by Hurricane Lowell on Kauaʻi Island could be eligible for replacement of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.  

Rather than require SNAP households to report food losses individually, USDA allowed Hawaiʻi to approve automatic mass replacements of 60% benefits for residents who lost food as a result of the power outages. The waiver applies to Kauaʻi Island residents. More details will be made available through the Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services.  

SNAP participants in areas hardest hit by the disaster may have a portion of their August benefits replaced. SNAP recipients residing in other affected areas may request replacement benefits by filing an affidavit with the local office attesting to disaster-related loss. 

For more information about nutrition assistance available to residents of Kauaʻi Island impacted by Hurricane Lowell, visit https://www.fna.usda.gov/disaster/hawaii.