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Work

Help finding a job, unemployment benefits when you lose one, and the IDs and papers you need to work. Your state runs unemployment benefits and the offices for driver licenses, state IDs and birth certificates. Social Security gives out Social Security cards.Help in Hawaii and from the federal government.

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Tell us more about what you need. We answer first, then show the programs that fit, then ask a few questions to narrow it down.

Programs in Hawaii

Hawaii programs for this kind of help. Each agency decides who qualifies.

  • Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

    Unemployment Insurance

    Unemployment Insurance provides temporary payments to eligible workers who lose work through no fault of their own.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePhone

  • Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

    Workers' Compensation

    Workers' compensation provides benefits for employees with work-related injuries or illnesses.

    Ways to apply:PaperIn person

  • Hawaii Department of Health, Vital Records

    Vital records

    The office issues certified copies of Hawaii birth, marriage, and death records.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePaperIn person

  • County Driver Licensing Offices

    Driver licenses

    County licensing offices issue Hawaii driver licenses.

    Ways to apply:OnlineIn person

  • County Driver Licensing Offices

    State identification cards

    County licensing offices issue Hawaii state identification cards.

    Ways to apply:OnlineIn person

Checked on October 8, 2026

Federal programs

These work the same in every state. Each agency decides who qualifies.

  • Social Security Administration

    Replace a Social Security card

    Get a free replacement Social Security card if yours was lost, stolen or damaged. Many people can ask online.

    Request it online with a my Social Security account, or visit or call Social Security. It is always free.

Checked on October 9, 2026

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