SNAP (Food Assistance) – Replacement Benefits (this is NOT D-SNAP) If you lost food due to power outages or flooding, you may qualify for replacement SNAP benefits.
Families may request replacement in person at their local SNAP office, via phone: 1-855-643-1643 or by email with this form: https://bit.ly/FormForSNAP
1. Email (Fastest)
Send to: BESSD.CallCenter@dhs.hawaii.gov
· Subject line: SNAP Replacement Request – Maui
Include:
o Completed form (signed)
o Your name and case number (if you have it)
o Phone number
2. Fax
(808) 243-5788(Maui Processing Center)
3. Mail or In-Person (Maui Office)
DHS – Maui Section (BESSD) 270 Waiehu Beach Rd, Suite 211 Wailuku, HI 96793
· Contact your local SNAP office or call 211 for guidance on submitting a replacement form.
Benefit, Employment and Support Services Division (BESSD)
BESSD is the largest division in the Department of Human Services. Staff and administrators provide a continuum of services, through nine programs that serve different populations, aimed at providing clients with monthly benefits to assist them with such essentials as food, shelter, and child care, as well as employment support and work-training and dependency diversion and prevention. BESSD Accomplishments 2010-2014
The Public Assistance Information System (PAIS) has a nation-wide toll-free number (1-855-643-1643) available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day for help with SNAP and Financial Assistance. The PAIS website https://pais.dhs.hawaii.gov is also accessible 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. The phone line and website provide basic information on a variety of assistance programs offered through DHS. For a step-by-step guide to accessing PAIS, click on the following link to view an informational brochure: SNAP & Financial Assistance – 3 Ways to Connect (English). The brochure is also available in the following languages: Cebuan, Chuukese, Hawaiian, Ilokano, Japanese, Korean, Marshallese, Samoan, Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Tongan, and Vietnamese.