Hawaii Unemployment
What you need to know to claim unemployment benefits in Hawaii, read on the agency's own website. The agency is Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR).
the most a week, for up to 26 weeks
work search activities a week
Unemployment claims and benefits call center
How to file for unemployment in Hawaii
Apply online at the Hawaii UI claims website, huiclaims.hawaii.gov, available Monday to Friday 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and weekends and holidays 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time). Your claim starts on the Sunday of the week you file.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
After you apply: claiming each week
File a claim for each week you want benefits, online at huiclaims.hawaii.gov under "Claim Certification", weekly or biweekly. Claims are due within 7 days after the Saturday that ends the week (or the second week, for biweekly); on a biweekly claim file each week separately. Missing two or more weeks in a row means you must reopen your claim.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How much unemployment pays in Hawaii, and for how long
The most you can get is $868 a week and the least is $5. Benefits last up to 26 weeks.
The weekly amount is your highest quarter of earnings in the base period divided by 21. The maximum changes each year and is posted on the agency's Tax Rate Schedule and Weekly Benefit Amount page. Benefits are paid for up to 26 weeks in the one-year benefit year.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
The most a week: from another of the agency's pages, read October 14, 2026. Calendar year 2026 column of the table.
How many jobs you must apply for each week
Hawaii asks for 3 work search activities a week.
Record them in your online claimant portal; the record is included in your weekly or biweekly claim certification.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
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Hawaii unemployment phone number
Call (808) 762-5752 (unemployment claims and benefits call center), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time, Monday to Friday. Every line and what it is for.
Where this comes from
Everything on this page was read on the agency's own website, and each part links the page it came from and the day we read it. Rules and amounts change, so check that page before you rely on a figure. Jobareer is not part of any state agency and cannot see or change your claim.
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