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Medicaid Planning · Hawaii

Hawaii Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility

Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility rules for Hawaii.

Published: Not yet published. Last checked: September 2, 2026.

Income limits

Institutional long-term-care income limit

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: long-term-care services; applies to: applicant (applicant); measure: cap.

State Medicaid agency

Asset limits

Applicant resource limit

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: long-term-care services; applies to: applicant (single applicant); measure: cap.

State Medicaid agency

Community spouse resource allowance (CSRA)

Community-spouse resource allowance

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: spousal-impoverishment; setting: long-term-care services; applies to: community-spouse (institutionalized applicant with a community spouse); measure: range.

State Medicaid agency

Monthly maintenance needs allowance (MMMNA)

Federal 2026 monthly maintenance-needs bounds

$3,111.25 minimum to $4,066.50 maximum

Pathway: spousal-impoverishment; setting: long-term-care services; applies to: community-spouse (federal bounds; Hawaii application remains unverified); measure: range.

Source: CMS 2026 minimum maintenance-needs standards [cms] — Minimum maintenance-needs amounts effective July 1, 2026

Hawaii monthly maintenance-needs allowance

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: spousal-impoverishment; setting: long-term-care services; applies to: community-spouse (institutionalized applicant with a community spouse); measure: range.

State Medicaid agency

Home-equity limits

Current home-equity limit

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: long-term-care services; applies to: applicant (applicant subject to Hawaii's state-selected federal endpoint); measure: cap.

State Medicaid agency

Sources and update policy

Methodology & sources

Checked at least annually and whenever the state or CMS publishes new long-term-care eligibility figures.

This page is educational and is not legal advice.