Legal Assistance
Triage Cancer Legal Assistance Quick Guide
American Bar Association Lawyer Referral Programs
LawHelp
www.lawhelp.org/find-help
American Bar Association Free Legal Answers
www.freelegalanswers.org
Medical-Legal Partnerships
http://medical-legalpartnership.org/partnerships/
State Cancer Information
State Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
State Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan
State Health Care Coverage Facts
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
https://ccf.georgetown.edu/state-childrens-health-facts/
Disability Insurance
State Disability Insurance (SDI)
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
www.labor.hawaii.gov/
(808) 586-9151
Federal Disability Insurance (SSDI & SSI)
Social Security Administration
800.772.1213
www.ssa.gov
SSI State Supplement
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in Hawaii
https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11108.pdf
To find your local SSA office:
https://secure.ssa.gov/ICON/main.jsp
Estate Planning & Medical Decision Making
Triage Cancer Quick Guide to Estate Planning
Triage Cancer Checklist: Getting Organized
Hawaii Advanced Health Care Directives
Hawaii Wills & Trusts
Writings Intended as Wills, etc.
Execution, Witnessed Wills, etc.
Deciding What's Next: A Legal Handbook
Employment
Federal Fair Employment Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
800.669.4000
info@eeoc.gov
www.eeoc.gov
Reasonable Accommodations
Job Accommodation Network
800.526.7234
jan@AskJAN.org
www.AskJAN.org
Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
U.S. Department of Labor
Wage & Hour Division
866.487.9243
www.dol.gov/whd
State Fair Employment Agency
Hawaii Civil Rights Commission
808.586.8636
www.labor.hawaii.gov/hcrc/
State Paid Family Leave
State of Hawaii Wage Standards Division
808.586.8777
www.labor.hawaii.gov/wsd/hawaii-family-leave/
Vocational Rehabilitation
Hawaii Department of Human Services, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
855.643.1643
www.humanservices.hawaii.gov/vocationalrehab
Health Insurance
Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program & External Appeals
Hawaii Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs, Insurance Division
808.586.2790
www.hawaii.gov/dcca/ins
COBRA
U.S. Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
866.444.3272
www.dol.gov/ebsa
COBRA-Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs, Insurance Division
808.586.2790
www.hawaii.gov/dcca/ins
State Children's Health Insurance Program
Med-QUEST
808.243.5780
www.med-quest.us/
Find Health & Dental Coverage For Your Family
InsureKids.gov
https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/coverage/hi/index.html
Medicaid Programs
Triage Cancer Guide to Medicaid Expansion
Hawaii Department of Human Services
Med-QUEST
808.243.5780
www.med-quest.us/
Hawaii Healthcare Coverage Facts
https://ccf.georgetown.edu/location/hawaii/
State Medicaid Program for In-Home Care
Adult services and programs
Medicare
Medicare
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
800.MEDICARE (633.4227)
www.medicare.gov
Medicare Assistance
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
http://www.hawaiiship.org/
808.586.7299
Health Care Programs & Laws
Women’s Health & Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Sharing Medical Information with Family & Friends
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/privacy/hipaa/
understanding/consumers/sharing-family-friends.pdf
Hill Burton Federally-Funded Health Centers
Federally Qualified Health Centers
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)
Unemployment Resources
Unemployment Agency
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
808.586.8844
www.labor.hawaii.gov/ui
Agency: Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
For first-time applicants: https://huiclaims2020.hawaii.gov/initial-claim. For returning applicants: https://huiclaims.hawaii.gov/#/. Your weekly benefit amount is calculated by dividing the wages in the highest quarter of your base period by 21. The maximum weekly benefit amount for 2020 will be $648 for a maximum of 26 weeks. Claimants must either be totally unemployed or be partially employed and earning less than what the unemployment benefit would be. Claimants must post resume online at the job-search site used by the state, http://www.hirenethawaii.com/ (or through your union if applicable), within 7 days of applying. You can earn up to $150 a week and still receive your full unemployment check. If you are still attached to your regular employer, not working or working less than your customary full-time hours and earning less than your weekly benefit amount, you may qualify for the difference between your earnings over $150 and your weekly benefit amount. For example, if you earn $200 during a week and your weekly benefit amount is $300, you can still receive $250. However, if your earnings during the week equal or exceed your weekly benefit amount, you will not be entitled to benefits.
For frequently asked questions, see: http://labor.hawaii.gov/ui/faq/#faq7.
Updates related to Hawaii unemployment benefits and Covid-19: https://labor.hawaii.gov/blog/main/families-first-cares-acts-federal-unemployment-info/ and
https://labor.hawaii.gov/ui/files/2020/03/COVID-19-Labor-Benefits-Fact-Sheet_20200319.pdf.
State Clinical Trials Law
The ACA requires that most, non-grandfathered, group health plans provide coverage for the routine costs when participating in clinical trials. Some states have more consumer protections. Click here for more information about clinical trials.
This state does not mandate insurers or HMOs doing business in state to cover routine patient costs associated with clinical trials. (current 1/2011)