‘We’re gonna feel it’: Seniors among Hawaii SNAP recipients left out of new relief program

Raynn Dangaran
Oct 30
1 min read

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Applications are now being accepted for the new Hawaii Relief Program, which gives housing and utility assistance to low-income families in financial crisis who have at least one dependent child under the age of 18.

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