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Office of Hawaiian Affairs approves $6.1 million emergency relief for beneficiaries facing SNAP cuts
Summary
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees approved $6.1 million in emergency relief to help Native Hawaiian beneficiaries who could lose SNAP (EBT) benefits because of a federal government shutdown; the board plans decisions next week on how to distribute the funds, likely as direct cash payments.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees approved $6,100,000 in emergency relief to support Native Hawaiian beneficiaries who could lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) EBT benefits amid the federal government shutdown, OHA chairperson Kaikahele said in a radio interview.
At an emergency meeting convened over the weekend, "the board of trustees approved $6,100,000 in emergency relief for, the families that are gonna be and individuals that are gonna be losing their SNAP benefits, especially those that, are not covered under the governor's immediate relief program," Kaikahele said.
The emergency action responds to a federal suspension of EBT funding that Kaikahele said will take effect the morning of Nov. 1. He said roughly…
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