HI SCR100

Request the Auditor to conduct a management audit of the Hawaii Department of Human Services' implementation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Examine the Department of Human Services' process for identifying and enrolling qualified individuals in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Identify ways to increase program participation among qualified individuals, given that Hawaii ranks fourth-lowest nationally in participation rates among eligible beneficiaries.

Hawaii secured over $500,000,000 annually in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds, with an estimated 159,603 Medicaid-enrolled individuals likely eligible but not participating in the program.

Increasing participation among eligible individuals could bring an estimated $247,000,000 in additional federal funding to Hawaii's economy.