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description: "Hawaii planning requires coordinated spenddown, transfer, home-equity, TOD-deed, and recovery analysis rather than a single transaction."
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Hawaii · Planning Ahead

# Hawaii Long-Term Care Planning

Last updated 2026-10-20

Effective planning in Hawaii starts by separating two different questions: income and assets. The state's 2026 MAGI-excepted chart sets a $469 monthly medically needy income level for a one-person aged, blind, or disabled household, alongside asset limits of $2,000 for one person and $3,000 for two. Hawaii's spenddown regulation is what lets someone with income above that $469 threshold — but with real incurred medical expenses — still qualify, which is exactly why income planning and asset planning need to be handled as separate tracks rather than lumped together.

For married couples, Hawaii sets the community-spouse resource allowance at the federally indexed maximum, though that figure can be adjusted upward through a court order or a fair hearing if circumstances call for it. None of this should be estimated from a rough, informal split of a joint bank account — the income allowance and the actual resource division both need to be calculated from current published figures and real ownership records.

## Hawaii figures

- Medically needy income level (one person, 2026): $469/month
- One-person asset limit (2026): $2,000
- Two-person asset limit (2026): $3,000

## Sources and official resources

- [Hawaii Med-QUEST: Apply for Medicaid](https://medquest.hawaii.gov/content/medquest/en/members-applicants/get-started/how-to-apply.html)
- [CMS: 2026 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards](https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/cib04272026.pdf)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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