HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Financial strain is now becoming a reality for thousands of workers in Hawaii affected by the federal government shutdown as they dip into savings, look for other work, and try to get unemployment benefits.

That comes as furloughed workers got a paycheck this week -- their last one until the government shutdown ends.

“I went to the supermarket yesterday and did my final grocery shopping, only to come home and realize, like, wow, that was my last paycheck. How am I going to feed my family,” said one furloughed worker.

“I don’t have any other means of income right now,” said another worker. “We do have savings that’s being depleted as we speak. Things like credit cards and whatnot.”

Both of these federal workers asked us for anonymity. One of them is actually s

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