If a disability is keeping you from working in Honolulu, Social Security disability (SSDI and SSI) can replace part of your income — but most first applications get denied. A Honolulu disability lawyer works on contingency, capped by federal law at 25% of your back pay or $7,200, whichever is less, and you pay nothing unless you win. Represented claimants win more often, especially at the hearing stage.
Updated April 9, 2026
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), as the firm's sole focus.
Social Security Disability, SSI, and Veterans (VA) disability benefits, including denied claims taken to an ALJ hearing.
Social Security disability claims and appeals for clients across Honolulu County and Oahu.
A disability-only firm representing SSDI and SSI claimants, with a Hawaii office that serves Honolulu and the islands.
Private long-term disability insurance and ERISA claims, separate from Social Security, for Honolulu professionals whose insurer denied benefits.
Long-term disability (ERISA) and VA disability appeals, handled nationwide including for Hawaii claimants.
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Social Security disability comes in two forms. SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) is for people who worked and paid into Social Security long enough to be insured. SSI (Supplemental Security Income) is need-based for people with very limited income and resources. Many Honolulu claimants qualify for one or the other, and a lawyer sorts out which fits at intake.
Disability attorney fees are set by federal law, not by the lawyer: 25% of your past-due benefits or $7,200, whichever is less. There is no hourly bill and no upfront charge. You may owe small case costs such as medical-record fees, but the attorney fee itself comes straight out of your back pay only if you win.
The path runs from application to reconsideration to a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge. Most denials happen at the first two steps, and the hearing is where representation matters most — a lawyer gathers the medical evidence, prepares you to testify, and questions the vocational expert. The firms below handle SSDI, SSI, long-term disability (ERISA), and VA disability matters.