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Program offers Behavioral Health and Family Resource Services. Provides culturally based, professional counseling programs. Assists clients in their personal quest towards restoration and long-term wellness. Clinical staff encourage and support involving the family therapeutically, as the ohana is an important part of treating the whole person. Ohana Makamae means precious family.

Maintains information resources, i.e. books, magazines, video and audio tapes, compact discs and Hawaiiana materials. Provides fax service to send messages to State legislators. Provides access to wi-fi and telephone reference services.

(Orchestral Music Education for Youth, HYSA) The Hawaii Youth Symphony advances critical and positive links between music study, academic achievement, and social emotional development with programs that service youth through orchestral music education, performance opportunities, and community engagement. HYS envisions a Hawaii where every young person can experience the timeless value of music, learn to play a musical instrument, or otherwise embrace a lifelong appreciation for musical learning. During the academic year, HYS operates three full-symphonic orchestras and four string orchestras, instructing students who range in ability from absolute beginners to very experienced. Education and performance are key elements of the HYS curriculum. During the summer months, HYS conducts two outreach programs: Summer Strings geared toward elementary school children; and the Pacific Music Institute (PMI), a music immersion program for middle and high school students from all islands of Hawaii, the mainland and the Asia/Pacific region. For 2022 we will be offering the Pacific Music Institute Intensive Summer Music Program for youth ages 10-18. Please visit the website for more details https://pacificmusichi.org

Provides physical, occupational and speech therapy for all types of physical disabilities. Services include individualized therapy, hand rehabilitation. Return to work programs and pain management program.

Regulates utility and transportation companies. Receives and investigates complaints regarding services provided by the regulated entities.

Oversees spending and finance of all campaigns for public offices and ballot issues. Receives periodic reports from candidates for public office. Makes disclosure reports available to the public. Levies and collects penalties for failure to file required reports. Investigates complaints. Holds seminars and workshops on campaign spending laws.

(Oceanic Time Warner Cable (former name)) Time Warner Cable is able to provide phone, cable and internet services.

Handles complaints for RICO concerning regulated vocations and professions. Complaints about unfair/deceptive business practices are also handled for the Office of Consumer Protection. Acts as referral agency for consumers with questions and complaints. Administers the State Certified Arbitration Program that settles lemon law disputes. The Hawaii “Lemon Law” helps consumers who buy or lease new motor vehicles and have repeated problems in getting their vehicles repaired under the manufacturer’s warranty. Provides basic information regarding business entities, professional and vocational license status, and complaints history on licensed professionals and merchants/businesses. Also provides information on business complaints history and on identity theft. Regulated Industries Complaints Office (RICO): http://cca.hawaii.gov/rico Office of Consumer Protection: http://cca.hawaii.gov/ocp (808) 587-3222 General consumer complaints (DCCA Hotline) (808) 587-3222 or (808) 587-3295 Identity Theft Hotline (808) 586-2790 Insurance Division (808) 586-2634 (Consumer Protection) - Landlord Tenant (808) 587-3295 Mortgage Brokers

Operates an independent, co-educational, career-oriented institution of higher education. Offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in over forty academic fields of study.

(Oahus Neighborhood Board System) Residents may be able to vote for their neighborhood boards even if they are not registered for the Hawaii General and Primary elections. Call or email for more information.

Provides a comprehensive recreational program in the community. Facilities include a multi-purpose building two ball fields, play apparatus, tennis courts. There are three program periods throughout the year: Fall, spring and summer. Activities are geared for all ages, including classes in arts and crafts, Hawaiiana, games and sports, music, seasonal activities and crafts, and excursions. A list of activities, registration dates, and program period information is published in the Midweek.

(Workforce Development - Kona) Provides job training, placement, and case management services for individuals receiving TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) /VR (Vocational Rehabilitation) assistance.

(Women Infants and Children Nutrition Program) The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), is a federally funded program which provides Hawaii residents with nourishing supplemental foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and health and social service referrals. The participants of WIC are either pregnant, breastfeeding, or postpartum women, and infants and children under age five who meet income guidelines and have a medical or nutritional risk. Nutrition and Health Education: WIC will answer your questions about what to eat for a healthy pregnancy and help you plan family meals and snacks. Education and support for moms who breastfeed: WIC has specially trained staff to answer your breastfeeding questions. Ask for more information about our breast pump loan program. Nourishing supplemental foods: Checks to buy healthy foods such as: Milk, Peanut butter, Fruits and vegetables, Canned tuna or salmon, Juice, Whole grain breads, tortillas, Eggs or brown rice, Cheese, Baby foods, Cereal Infant formula, Dry beans or peas, Tofu, and soy milk Health and social service referrals: Help in finding health care and other community services.

Private school includes grades K-12 for boys and girls.

Call to check for vaccine availability, costs or other restrictions. Must present photo ID and insurance card.

Advocacy, research and education organization dedicated to the preservation of wildlife and the natural environment. Programs include: DriftNetwork: Fights to ban drift netting. Save The Whales Campaign: Conducts field investigations of illegal pirate whaling in the Pacific. Flipper Seal of Approval: Licenses trademarked "Flipper Seal of Approval" exclusively to tuna retailers who do not patronize dolphin-killing suppliers. Endangered Species Initiative: Influences the reduction of illegal trade and medicinal use of rhinoceros horn, protection of wild tigers and other species in Asian countries. New initiatives in 2014: Global climate change and Ocean Acidification. Join us!

Self-Help Housing Corporation of Hawaii (SHHCH) is developing the 87 lot Nanaikeola Self-Help Housing Subdivision in Nanakuli. SHHCH provides technical assistance to families with very low and low income to build their own houses through the team self-help housing method. Technical assistance includes financial counseling, loan packaging, homeownership education, and instructions on-the-job on how to build houses through the mutual self-help housing method. Under the team self-help housing approach families will build one and two story, three and four bedroom houses for $395,000, fee simple. No down payment required. Each family will contribute 32 hours/week of labor and help each other build the houses through a mass construction technique. SHHCH projects initiating the residential construction at the end of 2025.

Provides information and referral services to Hawaiians for health and human service resources and links clients with appropriate agency services.

Classroom Outreach Program provides the students the opportunity to participate in a specialized curriculum based on General Learning Outcome Standards which focuses on self-esteem, social enhancement skills, citizenship, creativity and teamwork. -Self-directed Learner (The ability to be responsible for one’s own learning) -Community Contributor (The understanding that it is essential for human beings to work together -Complex Thinker (The ability to demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving) -Quality Producer (The ability to recognize and produce quality performance and quality products) -Effective Communicator (The ability to communicate effectively) -Effective and Ethical User of Technology (The ability to use a variety of technologies effectively and ethically)

Private school includes grades K-12 for boys and girls.

(Waianae Cedar Farm) Distributes food to the individuals and families that are homeless or low income.

Escorts the frail, elderly to doctors, hospitals, banks and pharmacies. Provides information and referrals that facilitate access to community resources.

(SNAP Employment and Training Program) Provides skills training, job readiness training, job placement, education/training support, and case management services.