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Unemployment help available for people who lost work due to the Maui wildfires in August

Workers, business owners and self-employed residents of Maui who became unemployed or had reduced work hours due to the August wildfires may be eligible for disaster unemployment benefits.

Guide for federal resources, programs for individuals, businesses impacted by Maui fires

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz has released a comprehensive guide to help individuals, workers, veterans and small businesses impacted by the Maui fires access federal resources and programs made available through President Biden’s disaster declaration.

Letters: Vaccines, Tax Relief, Taxes, Pickleball, Black Rock Trash, Kanaha Pond Stench & More

Whatʻs on the minds of Maui residents? This version of Maui Nowʻs letters to the editor includes opposing views about the vaccine, pickleball noise, Kanaha Pond stench, Black Rock pollution, supporting ʻAina Kupuna tax relief for ancestral land inheritance, kudos to Kīhei Post Office Postmaster, stop forgetting lessons of our ancestors and much more.

Hirono: Majority’s Gift to Hawaii Is Tax Increase

Congressman Hirono issued a statement today saying that the US House Majority has thrown out the bipartisan agreement to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits.

Unemployment Fund Out of Debt, No Employers Assessment

The Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Director Dwight Takamine announced today that the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF), which is used to pay unemployment benefits is now “in the black.”

Maui Jobless Claims Drop

Fewer initial unemployment claims were filed in Maui County for the week ending Feb 12 than compared to the same week last year.