State lawmakers distributed more than $49 million to alleviate federal funding cuts. About a third of the nonprofits selected were not directly impacted by those cuts, but served people who were.

The report was produced at a time when food security was bad in Hawaiʻi. But now, advocates say, it’s even worse.

Newly public court documents accuse Christopher Dawson and other executives not only of stealing from their federal contracting business but shortchanging Native Hawaiians in the process.

The state and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs are stepping up beginning today but the fight over SNAP continues during the federal shutdown.

Hawaiʻi was one of two dozen states that filed suit over the administration’s plans to freeze food assistance payments.

The new program is in addition to one that is helping with housing and utility payments for four months.

Applications for one aid fund open today. Details are still being worked out for another, which is specifically for Native Hawaiians.

Thousands of people in Hawaiʻi will be cut from the program entirely or face additional hurdles, including added work requirements.

The state is creating a relief fund to cover costs for some — and will consider tapping into a $200 million contingency fund.

While the state government formalizes its plans to help SNAP recipients, local assistance organizations are stepping up, too.