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Conduct education/support groups to strengthen families to prevent or treat problems of family dysfunction, violence and behavior problems. Hold parenting and family life skills education workshops. Hold Professional Workshops based on child abuse and neglect issues.

Provides opportunities to explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth. Promotes the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources. Educates and enlists humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment.

Family Promise of Hawaii provides case management and financial literacy assistance (budget creation).

Provides legal services in the following areas: Family law Public benefits (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), General Assistance (GA), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)) Consumer (foreclosures, garnishments, unfair sales practices) Housing (Section 8, discrimination, evictions) Senior/Advanced Planning (powers of attorney) Immigration

(Pauahi Rec Center) Provides a comprehensive recreational program in the community. There are three program periods throughout the year: Fall, spring and summer. Activities are geared for adults and seniors, including classes in arts and crafts, Hawaiiana, games, and exercises, music, martial arts, and seasonal activities. Elderly lunch available through Lanakila Rehabilitation. A list of activities, registration dates, and program period information is published in the Midweek prior to registration.

Offers courses and college programs, call or visit website about enrollment and other campus information.

Provides natural resource conservation planning and technical assistance.

Home Build for those in need of a new home. Home Preservation for those in need to repair their existing home including making it ADA compliant. Honolulu Habitat for Humanity helps families build, purchase or repair their own homes. Families work alongside volunteers. The programs are financed through Honolulu Habitat's low to no interest mortgage program. Builds and renovates homes using volunteer labor and donated materials, at no profit and no interest. Homeowners repay the cost over a fixed time period; payments are recycled to build more homes. It requires homeowners to participate in construction as well as help other prospective homeowners build theirs. Volunteers assist with all phases of construction, social work, public relations, finance, and office support. The Honolulu ReStore sells new and gently used donated household, commercial, and business items to the public at a drastic discount; with discounts of 50% or greater than the average retail price. Some of the items we accept are appl

State of Hawaii Department of Health Environmental Management provides guidance on staying healthy during the post-flood cleanup. Information includes floodwater safety, safe cleanup procedures, mold cleanup and prevention, recommended personal protective equipment (PPE), power outage and food safety, disease risk and prevention, mosquito control, when to seek medical care, caring for your mental health after a disaster, additional safety reminders, and links to more online resources. Additional information may be found on the State of Hawaii Department of Health Indoor and Radiological Health Branch's website, https://health.hawaii.gov/irhb/iaqpdf/.

Hina’s Legacy Rescue Foundation advocates for improving the quality of life for pets statewide. We partner with other rescues for pop events to promote pet adoption and fostering.

(Medical Examiner/Coroners Department) Conducts investigations, inquests, post-mortem examinations and laboratory tests to determine the cause and mode of death for natural deaths unattended by a physician, and on all unnatural deaths (homicides, suicides, accidents or deaths of a suspicious nature). Compiles statistics on death rates, causes of death, etc.

Provides a national toll-free phone line to answer commonly asked questions on postal service, such as service hours, zip code and address information, and mailing rates. A caller attempting to reach a postal worker in Hawaii, or who asks a question that cannot be answered by Mainland operators, will be given a local number to call. Also provides U.S. Passports and voter ballot forms also available at several Post Office locations.

This is the liaison office for the Governor of Hawaii on Hawaii island's West side.

(HCNP, Nutrition Program - Hawaii County, Meals on Wheels) Nutrition Sites provide morning activities and lunches in congregate settings for seniors, 60 years old or older. Meals on Wheels are available for seniors, 60 years old or older, who are homebound due to illness or disability. Lunches and Meals on Wheels are only for members that participate in the Nutrition Programs. 15 Nutrition Sites: North/South Hilo: Aunty Sally’s Luau Hale, Pepeekeo Senior Housing, Papaaloa Gym Puna: Keaau Senior Housing, Pahoa Senior Center Kau: Pahala Senior Housing, Naalehu Community Center, St. Jude Episcopal Church in Ocean View North/South Kona: Hualalai Senior Housing, Kealakekua Senior Housing, Holualoa Imin Center North/South Kohala: Old Kohala Courthouse, Lily Yoshimatsu Senior Center Hamakua: Honokaaa Senior Housing, Paauilo Gym

State of Hawaii Department of Education provides free or reduced prices for meals to school children unable to pay because of financial need. Others pay for daily lunches. Effective for the school year 2025-2026, students who qualify for reduced-price meals will receive one breakfast and one lunch daily at no charge, in accordance with Act 139, Session Laws of Hawaii 2025. While these students will still be categorized as reduced-price eligible under federal guidelines, their meals will be scanned as “Reduced – No Charge.” If a student would like to purchase a second meal or a la carte items such as milk, funds will need to be deposited into their account. Online payment is available at https://ezschoolpay.com. Prices for student second meals and adult meals at breakfast and lunch, have increased to $3.50 for breakfast and $7.50 for lunch. For students in a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school, the CEP program allows a school district, a group of schools or a single school to serve free meals to all students even if they do not qualify for free or reduced-priced lunch. Visit the website for the list of participating schools. Applications open for 2023-2024 school year middle/end of July.

Holomua is a youth program that focuses on cultural learning. We work with Keikis from elementary to high school providing an alternative learning environment focusing on aloha aina work and community engagement.

Offers tutoring, reading, and math workshops, computer lab, game room and playground activities, snack and appropriate movies.

Operates work and resocialization furlough. In-house programs include substance abuse and sex offenders treatment programs.

The District Courts have jurisdiction over: Traffic infractions and violations, offenses classified as violations of state laws or county ordinances; criminal offenses punishable by imprisonment not exceeding one year, probable cause hearings for felony cases; civil actions in which the debt, amount, damages, or value of the property claimed does not exceed $40,000 (but no jurisdiction over actions for libel, slander, defamation of character, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, breach of promise of marriage, or seduction); summary possession (landlord-tenant) actions and related money damages claims and counterclaims, regardless of the amount claimed; ejectment proceedings, where the title to real estate does not come into question; civil cases for specific performance when the fair market value of the performance does not exceed $20,000; small claims cases where the amount claimed does not exceed $5,000; petitions for temporary restraining orders (TROs) and injunctions against harassment involving. Additional phone numbers: Hilo (808) 961-7470 Hilo Information (808) 961-7515 Civil-Regular and Small Claims (808) 961-7600 Probation (808) 961-7470 Traffic Violations Bureau Kona (808) 322-8700 Information (808) 443-2191 Probation Supervision Unit (808) 443-2275 Driver Education

Operates information and referral line for parents of children with special needs. Facilitates parent-to-parent communication. Provides lending library and quarterly newsletter. Sponsors annual conference related to parenting children with special needs (such as special education or behavior management). Additional phone numbers: (808) 974-4000 ext 6-8126 Hawaii Island (Voice) (808) 274-3141 ext 6-8126 Kauai (Voice) (808) 984-2400 ext 6-8126 Maui (Voice) (800) 468-4644 ext 68121 Molokai/Lanai (Voice):

Offers weekly individual or group counseling focused on teaching independent living skills for youth aged 12 to 25. Maintains a training apartments from young men aged 17.5 to 19 who are in transition from foster care, group homes, shelters or institutions and also a home for young women transitioning out of foster care to independent living (training apartment participants are expected to have jobs and pay for rent and food). Also a home for pregnant and parenting teens.

(KIPC, Car Seat and Booster Seat Safety, CPS) Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition (KIPC) provides a network of Car Seat Inspection Stations, technicians, and instructors certified in caregiver education on correct child restraint use and installation. KIPC provides appointments at Inspection Stations and conducts car seat checks at community events on Oahu. KIPC also provides standardized certification training for new technicians, and updates for those currently certified.

Operates voluntary reassurance and notification service, whereby the letter carrier will be alerted to an accumulation of mail which might indicate a person's inability to pick up mail because of a sudden illness or accident. Places a decal inside the registrant's mailbox as a signal to the letter carrier that occupant is participating in this program. Reports an accumulation of mail directly to Elderly Affairs Division/Senior I&A Program for follow-up.

Report a power outage on Hawaii Island by calling. View the power outage map for Hawaii (Big Island), Maui County, and Oahu, read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), or get information on the free mobile application.

Works with children of West Hawaii who have been traumatized by sexual assault, physical abuse or neglect, or who are witnesses to violent crime. Goal is to "help a victim become a child again."