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• sunset
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• 2021/03/14 (Sun) 00:05
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Please read the announcement summary I have posted in #6-#11 of this Topic.

I will be posting less frequently after March 16, but I will read it daily to share with the UI Office and the Unemployment Insurance Help team that works with the media, so please report any problems you encounter with the UI Office by posting in this topic.

Please do so.

• sunset
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• 2021/03/14 (Sun) 11:17
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[Call Center]

The Unemployment Insurance Help Team has shared this information with us.

- Regarding the current call center phone system -
If you pronounce "One" and get through to the call center but are hung up or automatically sent to voicemail due to High Volume The call center phone system automatically prints out the phone number of the applicant who called and the UI office staff will call back.

However, my personal guess is that the UI office must be extremely busy with the Overpayment and PEUC September extension programs, so I don't think they have enough time to call back in the above process at this time. I don't think you should expect too much. The call center is inundated with 9,000 calls every hour, or 200,000 calls per day. You may have to keep calling patiently.

- AT&T and Sprint -
An announcement from the UI office said, "Those who have a contract with AT&T or Sprint phone companies may call Toll Free phone numbers, not local phone numbers beginning with 808".

- About Glitch -
If your supply is stopped due to a Glitch in the UI system on the UI office side, the call center will help you immediately. If you can't get through to the call center, you can try emailing Language Access.

- Regarding the announcement from the UI Director -
As Anne, the UI Director, announced recently, "I was advised by the call center staff to wait for a call from an Examiner or Adjuster. Please be sure to take any phone number you are advised by the call center staff to wait for a call from an Examiner or Adjuster. Please make sure to remove all spam blocking settings. It is always a good idea to set up an answering machine as well.

- About Overpayment -
As I have shared in this exchange forum before, when I call the call center repeatedly to urge them to help me in cases where overpayment is the cause, each time I get a message that "UI I heard that if you repeatedly call the call center to request an Overpayment, each time you call the call center, a new process of "UI office contacting the employer and reconfirming the request" is added, which increases the Overpayment processing time even more. The only thing to do may be to refrain from calling the call center repeatedly for prompts and wait for them to call back.

However, if the Benefit Year End deadline is approaching, it would be better to inform the call center staff.

• sunset
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• 2021/03/14 (Sun) 12:50
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State Tax Exemption Petition]

We are actively gathering support for the State Tax Exemption petition regarding unemployment insurance currently being discussed in the Hawaii government. Please be assured that we have confirmed with the Unemployment Insurance Help team that this link is not Spam.
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https://form.jotform.com/90771598722165?fbclid=IwAR0SLMS2_v096bWe5A141y0f2lLh7Cox5vQbWioQKDAU1HtSR_jgmGlEiSs

The process is very simple. Just enter your full name and email address and click "Submit Email" at the bottom of the page. There is no need to enter any personal information such as social security number or address. I just submitted mine.

If you are exempt from the State Tax, I think it would help you a lot. Please encourage your family, friends and colleagues to fill out the form.

Don't forget to fill out the petition in #363 in the "PEUC 11 week extension program （ PEUC 2nd time ）" topic.

• sunset
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• 2021/03/14 (Sun) 13:06
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Tax Return Processing]

As we informed you in #3 of this Topic, shared by tax man on the "Information Board" of the Vivinavi HP, here is the latest information on the IRS website.
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https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-statement-american-rescue-plan-act-of-2021?fbclid=IwAR3skRLo1cIwu-aBCbsCMiIXwlm41PClPLQtQuGBr3LTJpHP11V2_nAKvIw

For those of you who are filing your own tax returns, as tax man advised, please do not file your tax returns now, but voluntarily check the IRS website every day to see if new guidance is released.

• sunset
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• 2021/03/15 (Mon) 19:50
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The official announcement from Governor Ige regarding the extension of $300 per week for PEUC, PUA, and FPUC has been made, and the press release address of Governor Ige is pasted below.
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https://governor.hawaii.gov/category/newsroom/

• Mahalo
• 2021/03/16 (Tue) 19:51
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Dear sanset

Thank you for all your help.
PEUC2 is ending with 2 weeks left, but when I logged into my UI account today, I found that 25 weeks had been added to my balance, which was 2 weeks left until last week. 25 weeks would be up to the first week of September.
However, the BENEFIT YEAR ENDS are still this month.
We will let you know if the BENEFIT YEAR ENDS will be updated as well, and we will let you know here if there is any progress.

• sunset
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• 2021/03/17 (Wed) 03:44
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Mahalo,

Thanks for sharing.

According to UI Director Anne in the recent Honolulu Star Advertiser Facebook video interview, it means "eligible for PEUC September extension" when the new balance is automatically added until September.

If the Benefit Year End expiration date is not automatically extended more than a week after the Benefit Year End expires, contact the call center and they will fix the system. So, you should wait and see how it goes for one week after the Benefit Year End expiration.

Since the September extension was automatically added, I think it is almost safe.


Ladies and gentlemen,

Anne says that she has already finished adding the balance for the September extension. If you do not see the new balance added, please check your email （ ） including your spam folder.

If the September extension has not been automatically added to your balance and you have not even received an email, please contact the call center.

• sunset
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• 2021/03/17 (Wed) 03:57
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Honolulu Star Advertiser]

As some of you may know, Anne, the UI director, sometimes appears in interviews. She gives updates on unemployment insurance, so it's a must-see. For those of you who are not fluent in English, please check out the interviews with the help of your family, colleagues, and friends.
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https://www.facebook.com/staradvertiser/


You can always check the latest information on the official announcement of unemployment insurance at
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●Gov. Ige Press Release
●UI Office Press Release
●UI Office Twitter
●Honolulu Star Advertiser Facebook


If you are new to this topic, be sure to read #12 in this topic.

• sunset
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• 2021/03/18 (Thu) 22:51
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[PEUC Program]

The Unemployment Insurance Help Team has contacted me to share （ 1 ） through （ 8 ）. Some of this is duplicated from what I shared recently.

The following explanation is for the PEUC program; it is unclear at this time if the same rules will apply to original UI who have been receiving the program for nearly a year for shorter hours or other reasons.

（ 1 ） If the difference between the "current WBA" and the "WBA on the second Initial Application" is $25 or more, you can choose to maintain your current WBA. → For example, if the current WBA is $500 and the WBA on the 2nd Application is $480, the difference will be $20 and you will be "eligible for 2nd Application".

（ 2 ） If you receive an email around the time the Benefit Year End expires, please follow the guidance in the email. Don't forget to check your spam folder as well.

（ 3 ） If a new balance for the September extension is automatically added, it means that the PEUC September extension has been extended. → That does not necessarily mean that the Benefit Year End deadline will be extended at the same time. Please read （ 4 ） , （ 5 ） , （ 6 ） below for more information.

（ 4 ） If your Benefit Year End expires earlier than March 14, please "Check Your Email" or "Check the UI System to see if your Benefit Year End expiration date was automatically extended. Please do so.

（ 5 ） If Benefit Year End expires after March 14, please "Check Email" or "Check UI System to see if Benefit Year End expired automatically extended".

（ 6 ） If the Benefit Year End expiration date is automatically extended, it will be extended for one quarter, which is three months. At the end of the first quarter, the UI office will again review the account and decide whether to "automatically extend the Benefit Year End for another three months" or "instruct the applicant to submit a second Initial Application".

（ 7 ） If your Benefit Year End has not been automatically extended and you have not received an email even though you have newly added the balance for the September extension, do not rush to contact the call center. If your Benefit Year End has not been automatically extended and you have not received an email, please do not contact the call center.

（ 8 ） If you have no PEUC balance and no new balance has been added and you have not even received an email, please contact the call center.

At first glance, this may seem like a harrowing experience every 3 months, but as mentioned in （ 1 ） the "$25 difference rule" makes it unlikely that you will have a troubling development where your WBA is less than half.

However, as you all know, there have been many glitches in the UI system in the past, and you should keep an eye on the UI system yourself to see if you are caught in a glitch. If there is a possibility of a glitch, please contact the call center and ask them to fix the system.

（ 1 ） to （ 8 ） were announced by Anne, the UI director, in the interview video and summarized by the unemployment insurance help team. Those with questions should contact the call center.

p.s.
If you are new to this topic,
please refrain from asking me questions in the topic or by email, and
read #12 first.

• sunset
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• 2021/03/18 (Thu) 23:33
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Tax Return Processing]

Tax man, who has been helping us in the Unemployment Insurance Topic for some time, continues to share new information in the "Information Board" of the Vivinavi HP. Please read it.

"How to process tax returns for Hawaii unemployment insurance recipients"
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https://hawaii.vivinavi.com/ib/desc/_wid_dfce534d56a58108d0c6caa2cb57d0657617032118

"For Hawaii unemployment insurance recipients who have already filed a tax return"
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https://hawaii.vivinavi.com/ib/desc/_wid_2e89f0434364956fed006e66f4cf4703db70032118


tax man Mr.
Thank you for taking time out of your busy tax season. I sincerely and deeply appreciate your concern for us in the State of Hawaii.

• Rainbow
• 2021/03/19 (Fri) 00:23
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Thank you Sunset and Tax man.

• sunset
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• 2021/03/21 (Sun) 12:48
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[Last Payment Date]

The Unemployment Insurance Help Team has contacted us to share.

According to the PEUC September extension approval letter, the deadline for the PEUC September extension program is "September 6". The last payment deadline will be "September 4".

If you have not received the approval letter in the mail, I don't think you need to worry too much because there were many people who received their payments for the PEUC 13 week program and PEUC 11 week program without receiving the approval letter after all.

The locos seem to be expecting that the PEUC program and the $300 per week FPUC will be gone for unemployment insurance after September, and that the WBA will drop by less than half after the second Initial Application is submitted. Since the corona vaccine effect is being seen in the U.S., it is very likely that the locals are right in their predictions.

Also, job postings have spiked, so the Unemployment Insurance Help Team is urging people to "find a job by September" and locals are actively helping each other by exchanging job postings.

Hawaii has already started accepting Mainland tourists, but the acceptance of Japanese tourists will depend on the Corona situation in Japan. We recommend that each individual prepare in advance their best strategy after September, when the PEUC program ends, in case the acceptance of Japanese tourists does not resume in the fall.

• sunset
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• 2021/03/21 (Sun) 16:34
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COBRA Health Insurance]

Regarding the free COBRA health insurance, a relief program for those who have been completely laid off due to coronary effects, which I recently shared on this topic, Q&A I have been contacted to share an article with an explanation, so I am posting the link below.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleaebeling/2021/03/12/free-health-insurance-100-cobra-subsidy-questions--answers/?fbclid=IwAR0JxFhH7GhcaPTLcjP3G1_1Zq5wQjt0oBUBxo7DKMILhAMDMF-z6NCqqNw

The above is a media article called Forbes, so please contact your former employer or HR department first. If your former employer or human resources department is not yet aware of this relief program, please contact the Hawaii State Department of Health through your employer.

• sunset
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• 2021/03/21 (Sun) 17:10
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Although the balance of the PEUC September extension was added and an approval letter was received in the mail, the account balance shows "This claim has expired on 3/14/2021" and when the weekly filing is attempted, it shows "Your week-ending date is not within a claim benefit year. Your week-ending date is not within a claim benefit year.

There may be a glitch or a delay in the UI system procedures on the part of the UI office.

If the Benefit Year End expiration date is not automatically extended and you are still unable to file weekly more than one week after the Benefit Year End expiration date, please have the call center correct the problem.

Please double check your mailbox, including your spam folder, before contacting the call center, as you may have received an email by any chance.

p.s.
If you are new to this topic,
please refrain from asking me questions by topic or email and
read #12 first.

• Nick
• 2021/03/22 (Mon) 13:05
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Hello sunset and everyone

Hello. I am always looking at your site.

Thank you very much for sharing your valuable information.

As of now, my Benefit Year End is 3/28

Available Balance was changed yesterday and increased significantly.

I don't want to disturb those who are still waiting months to receive their benefits to get their calls connected.

If you know the answer here, you don't have to call UI.

Would it be wise to wait for the automatic switchover without calling

before 3/28 to avoid phone congestion ？

＃ sunset at 28 [Benefit Year End expired more than a week ago...]

I just wanted to write to reconfirm if I need to call in advance.

• sunset
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• 2021/03/22 (Mon) 14:09
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Nick,

As I shared in this Topic, Anne had stated "Try waiting 'a week' after the Benefit Year End expiration date." in Nick's case, he didn't get an email until April 5, the end of the week, counting. If the Benefit Year End expiration date is not automatically extended, the process is to call the call center on that date.

• Nick
• 2021/03/22 (Mon) 15:15
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#30 sunset

Thank you very much for your immediate reply.

Thank you very much for your help. I understand. I will wait without calling.

• Mana
• 2021/03/22 (Mon) 15:33
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Dear Sunset&Ladies and gentlemen

Hello ！ I would like to share my situation. Originally, the due date was 3/14/21. A few days ago, the due date was first extended to 6/30/2021 only. However, the balance amount remained the same. Then today, the balance amount was also increased. As you can see, there seems to be a pattern that they are not simultaneous. I have not received any email or phone call.
I thought that this is applicable to the case of "6\" which Sunset taught us in ＃ 21.

I am not sure if this is true or not. That's all.

• sunset
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• 2021/03/22 (Mon) 20:29
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Mana,
Thank you for your valuable share, it seems that there are many patterns, such as Benefit Year End deadline is automatically extended first, or new balance is added first.

To everyone else,
I think it would be a good idea not to rush to call the call center after the Benefit Year End has passed, but to check your email for a "week" after it has passed to see if there are any changes in the UI system.

• sunset
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• 2021/03/22 (Mon) 21:22
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Ladies and gentlemen,

let me remind you again.

If you have any questions, please read #12 of this Topic and ask the call center directly first, instead of asking me via Topic or email.

If you can't get through to the call center, you can ask in this Topic, "I am in this situation right now. ？ Is there anyone else in the same situation ？?

Also, if you are not sure about the advice you received from the call center staff, please explain your situation clearly in this topic and ask "What advice did other people receive ？?

We have heard from the unemployment insurance help team that the call center is very difficult to connect. However, I hear that if you call patiently, you will be connected, so please hang in there.

As I told you the other day, there is a good chance that you will not be able to see your UI account this month, so I am sorry, but please do not direct your questions to me.