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Lifeline in Hawaii

Who qualifies for Lifeline phone or internet help? Figures below use the 2026 poverty guideline of $37,950 for a household of four in Hawaii, unless the program uses its own dollar table.

Urban Honolulu is the ranked metro in Hawaii, with a FY 2027 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $2,542.

Hawaii taxes wages at rates up to 11.00%. Combined state and local sales tax is 4.5%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 0.27%.

A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 126 percent of the $37,950 poverty guideline and is likely eligible for Lifeline phone and internet. Likely for Lifeline.

Limits behind the page

2026 poverty guideline in Hawaii
Household100%138%185%
1$18,360$25,337$33,966
2$24,890$34,348$46,047
3$31,420$43,360$58,127
4$37,950$52,371$70,208

An illustrative household

Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 126 percent of the poverty guideline in Hawaii. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.

Lifeline phone and internet

Likely eligible

Likely for Lifeline

  • Income is at or under 135 percent of the 2026 poverty guidelines, which is the Lifeline income test published by USAC.
  • A qualifying program also fits on this screen (SNAP or Medicaid). Lifeline allows eligibility through those programs.
  • The Affordable Connectivity Program has ended. No successor income table was verified, so this tool estimates Lifeline only.
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