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Hawaii lawmakers face fiscal pressure to offset cuts in Medicaid and SNAP as the state prepares for a mild recession, following last year’s 43-day federal shutdown.
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Hawaii legislature starts session facing fiscal uncertainty
The 2026 legislative session opened Wednesday with House and Senate leaders bracing for the likelihood that Hawaii will have to make up for more cuts to federal funding in 2026 after providing millions to compensate for reduced federal funding last year, including responding to the record-long 43-day federal government shutdown and long lines that followed at pop-up food banks across the islands. But exactly how much the state may have to pay a…
Legislature facing uncertain federal spending cuts as session begins | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The 2026 legislative session opened Wednesday with House and Senate leaders bracing for the likelihood that Hawaii will have to make up for more cuts to federal funding in 2026 after providing millions to compensate for reduced federal funding last year, including responding to the record-long 43-day federal government shutdown and long lines that followed at pop-up food banks across the islands.
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