About the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program:
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched an Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, so low-income families everywhere, including Hawai‘i, may have affordable Internet access services.
Households may be eligible to apply for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program if:
- One family member qualifies for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, Federal Public Housing Assistance, Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit, or Lifeline program
- One family member received benefits under the free and reduced-price school breakfast or lunch program
- One family member filed for unemployment or PUA or experienced a loss of hours in the last year
Families that qualify are being encouraged by the Hawai‘i Broadband & Digital Equity Office to apply to receive benefits such as:
- Monthly discounts of up to $50 towards broadband service or up to $75 for households on Hawaiian Home Lands
- A $100 one-time discount to purchase a laptop, desktop computer or tablet from participating Hawai‘i Internet Service Provider, providing that households contribute $10 toward the purchase price
For information on WiFi Hotspots availability by location, courtesy of Spectrum visit our Hawai‘i Free Wi-Fi Hotspots page.