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ECONOMIC RESILIENCE RESOURCES

We're in this together.

 

Today, many are struggling with economic uncertainty. In the afternath of the pandemic, many community members are struggling to find good jobs that help them provide for their families (without having to work multiple jobs), find affordable housing, and deal with the rising cost of living.

While this is a difficult time for the islands, I believe that we will emerge from this crisis more resilient and better connected to one another. If you need any help, please don't hesitate to contact my office. We're here for you, always.

 

Follow the links below to obtain support in handling economic struggles, including information about receiving unemployment insurance, applying for small business loans, and locating sites at which meals are being delivered for our keiki and vulnerable community members. To volunteer ideas or resources to help our state's recovery, you can submit them here

 

Our community will get through this as one 'ohana, stronger than ever. 

Tenant protections: Click here for more information about your rights as a tenant/ renter under Hawaii's Landlord-Tenant Code.

Unemployment benefits: Click here for to apply for unemployment benefits. If you have difficulty with the website, call (808) 762-5752. 

Unemployment benefit status check: Click here to check the status of your application for unemployment assistance.   

Employment discrimination: Click here to learn more about recourse available to you if you have been discriminated against in the workplace on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding.

DOE meals list: Click here for information about where the Hawai'i Department of Education is offering free meals to keiki in need. 

 

Labor benefits fact sheet: Click here to read the Hawai'i Department of Labor's benefits fact sheet and learn how you can receive assistance if your job was impacted by COVID-19. 

Scams and Price Gouging: Click here to report scams and price gouging to the Hawai'i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' Office of Consumer Protection.

© 2022 by the Office of Rep. Amy Perruso

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