"DHS’ Reelitz could not immediately say last week how many SNAP recipients in Hawaii have a balance of $5,000 or more, or if there were any others with accumulated benefits topping $20,000."

FIRE this person.  Not even bothering to check.  Certainly not watching OUR tax dollars.  NO warning flags in place. What even bothers me more is that, somehow, somebody who CAN accumulate 20k, has been "approved" as being needy.  How many other NON-needy are on the program that are accumulating CASH instead of increasing the balance on their card?  But don't ask Reelitz.