State Unemployment Benefits in Hawaii

State Unemployment Benefits in Hawaii: key facts

Administering agency

Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), Unemployment Insurance Division.

Claims portal

huiclaims.hawaii.gov

UI Call Center

(808) 762-5752 or toll-free (833) 901-2272, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. A contact form is also published at labor.hawaii.gov/ui/contact-form.

Weeks after the death

A week is payable only if the individual made a claim for that week (Haw. Rev. Stat. 383-29(a)(1)). Weeks after the date of death are not claimed and so are not payable.

Benefits paid in error

An amount received as benefits to which the person was not entitled is recoverable as an overpayment under Haw. Rev. Stat. 383-44(a). Contact the UI Division about any payment issued after the date of death rather than spending or returning it unilaterally.

How to report a death

Hawaii publishes no deceased-claimant form or written procedure — neither Haw. Rev. Stat. Chapter 383 nor the DLIR UI Claimant Handbook (Rev. 07/2025) addresses a claimant's death. Report the death to the UI Call Center at (808) 762-5752 or (833) 901-2272, or through the UI contact form.

Governing law: Haw. Rev. Stat. 383-29(a)(1), 383-44(a)

Steps to take when someone dies

1. Report the claimant's death to the Unemployment Insurance Division by calling (808) 762-5752 or (833) 901-2272, or through the UI contact form at labor.hawaii.gov/ui/contact-form.
2. Ask the Division what, if anything, remains payable for weeks the claimant had already claimed before the death, and what documentation it requires.
3. Ask the Division how to handle any payment issued after the date of death; an amount paid to which the person was not entitled is recoverable as an overpayment under Haw. Rev. Stat. 383-44(a).

Frequently asked questions