State Unemployment Benefits in Hawaii

The Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations administers unemployment insurance. Hawaii publishes no deceased-claimant procedure: benefits are payable for a week only if the individual claimed that week (Haw. Rev. Stat. 383-29(a)(1)), so the death is reported to the UI Division, which determines what, if anything, remains payable for weeks already claimed before the death.

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Unemployment

Hawaii

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Administering agency

Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations — Unemployment Insurance Division

Phone(808) 762-5752

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Authority

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

Verified Jul 2026

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. 01/2026) 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)

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