#Neighbor Island Offices

By Wendy Osher The passage of Senate Bill 2650 on Wednesday is expected to save jobs from being cut on the neighbor islands and preserve face to face contact for welfare and Medicaid recipients.  But officials with the Department of Human Services are opposed to the bill because it stalls their efforts at streamlining services, […]

(Posted by Wendy Osher; Supporting information courtesy Office of Rep. Mele Carroll) After a weekend visit to the island of Lanai, House Speaker Calvin Say is recommending that the reorganization of the Eligibility Processing Operations Division occur only on Oahu where access to services is not as limited, and not the neighbor islands.  The state […]