HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has approved millions of dollars in relief for families impacted by the federal government shutdown.

On Thursday, OHA’s board of trustees announced the funding plan to disburse up to $6.1 million in emergency funding for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries

The office said that payments of up to $350 will go to kupuna (age 60 and holder), low-income adults, or disabled beneficiaries who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding but do not meet the criteria for the Hawaii relief program .

“We look to provide money to nearly 15,000 of our most vulnerable beneficiaries with the $6.1 million weʻve set aside to address this emergency so that they can buy food and pay for other essential household needs,” said b

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