AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoFood Assistance: Proposed federal SNAP changes could make thousands of Hawaiʻi residents ineligible. About 141,000 people receive benefits each month; the state warns that tighter income and asset tests would shrink eligibility and add administrative strain. Supportive Housing: A 12-unit complex has opened in Kona, offering permanent housing and on-site support for people and families with very low incomes who are experiencing homelessness. Honolulu Housing: A new report says the city’s Bill 7 affordable-housing program is falling short of its goals. Election Watch: Nearly 3,000 Hawaiʻi mail-in ballots have been flagged, with a deadline approaching. State Sen. Brenton Awa has left the Republican Party, and DeCorte now leads the Senate minority.
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