#Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Another hit: Insufficient funding erases more than 130 jobs held by Maui wildfire survivors
As Maui wildfire survivors try to get back on their feet, another blow: A combination of uncertain federal funding from the US Department of Labor and insufficient available funds from the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations have led to lost jobs Monday for 131 National Dislocated Worker Grant workers.
Labor Dept. awards $10.5M to support disaster related jobs after Maui wildfires
The funds allow the Hawaiʻi Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to provide people with temporary jobs focused on cleaning up debris and repairing damage caused by the fires, and providing humanitarian assistance to the wildfire survivors.
DLIR: $5,281,061,471 in Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits Distributed
Although the U.S. DOL projected that many states would need until the middle of April or later to implement the new provisions and begin notifying individuals, the department notes there will be no lag in benefits for most claimants as long as they remain eligible for benefits.
New Federal Stimulus Package Extends Unemployment Insurance & Pandemic-Related Assistance Benefits
The Hawaiʻi Department of Labor & Industrial Relations today announced updates about unemployment insurance and pandemic-related assistance benefits, which are being extended due the new federal stimulus act signed last week by President Joe Biden.
Hawai‘i UI Benefit Extensions Update
Programming updates and federal funding has allowed the state Department of Labor & Industrial Relations to offer a choice of either Extended Benefits (EB20) or Pandemic Unemployment Emergency Compensation (PEUC) for claimants that filed for EB20 between Dec. 15 and 28, 2020.
Hawaiʻi Update on Unemployment Insurance and Assistance Benefits in COVID-19 Relief Package
A $900 billion federal COVID-19 relief package was signed into law on Dec. 27. The Hawaiʻi Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) is currently reviewing HR133, which includes extensions of CARES Act unemployment insurance and assistance benefits.
State Has Issued $3.2 Billion in Unemployment Insurance Benefits Since March 1
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has updated its unemployment insurance claims information, including paying $3,186,067,022 and 3,307,331 weeks claimed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 1, 2020.
State Announces CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Reimbursement Availability
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced Monday the availability of funds to reimburse state and local government entities and certain non-profits for unemployment insurance benefits.
$3 Billion in Unemployment Benefits Issued Since the Onset of COVID-19 in March
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations updated its unemployment insurance claims information, including paying $3,081,193,375 and 3,155,245 weeks claimed since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic on March 1, 2020.
State Has Issued $2.8 Billion in Unemployment Insurance Benefits Since March 1
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has updated its unemployment insurance claims information, including paying $2,829,332,666 and 2,737,142 weeks claimed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 1, 2020. “We are still experiencing a significant increase of workers still attached to an employer being fully released from employment. These individuals will need […]
State Has Issued $2.6 Billion in Unemployment Insurance Benefits Since March 1
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced updated unemployment insurance claims information, including paying $2,620,848,963 and 2,464,674 weeks claimed since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic on March 1, 2020.
State Releases Updated Unemployment Insurance Information
The state has issued $2.3 billion in benefits since March 1.
88% of Valid Unemployment Insurance Claims Processed, Hawai‘i Labor Director Placed on Leave
New estimates indicate that Hawaiʻi’s Department of Labor and Industrial Relations processed and paid out 88% of the valid unemployment insurance claims that have come in since the start of the COVID-19 shutdown in Hawaiʻi.
State Rolls Out New Webform For Unemployment Claims
Officials say all back-dated claims will be honored.
Call Center Launched to Field Unemployment Claims
Calls will be taken during normal business hours, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
County Unemployment Rate Sees Slight Drop
The unemployment rate for Maui County was 2.5 percent in November, compared to 2.7 percent in October and the same time last year, the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced.
Long-Time Dept. of Labor Employee Appointed as Deputy Director
Gov. David Ige has appointed Anne E. Perreira-Eustaquio as the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ deputy director.
Senate Confirms Director and Deputy of Labor Department
The Hawaiʻi State Senate voted to confirm Scott T. Murakami and Leonard Hoshijo as the director and deputy director of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Murakami is the departmentʻs 20th director. Murakami joins the Ige administration from the University of Hawaiʻi, where he has held a variety of leadership positions. He […]
Department of Labor Releases November Unemployment Rates
Hawaiʻiʻs seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November 2018 was 2.4 percent, compared to 2.3 percent in the previous month, according to the Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR). Statewide, 668,800 residents were employed and 16,350 residents were unemployed in November for a total seasonally adjusted labor force of 685,150. Nationally, the seasonally […]
MAUI UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IMPROVES TO 9.2 PERCENT IN JULY
Hawaii’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 7 percent in July-that’s an improvement of 0.3 percentage points below the previous month. All islands saw improvement in rates in July, with Maui Island improving to 9.2 percent down from the 9.7 percent the month before. Maui’s outer islands did better as well, but remained in the […]
