State unemployment modernization project lags as Maui claims mount hawaiitribune-herald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hawaiitribune-herald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Maui’s initial unemployment and disaster unemployment assistance claims have soared to more than 15,000, and the state’s multimillion-dollar project to strengthen the unemployment insurance safety net and prepare it for the next economic downturn is back at the starting block.