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Hawaii Resources for More Information
As a service to the community, the following list highlights recognized experts in a variety of fields impacting the lives of Hawaii’s keiki. All have agreed to serve as a resource and are happy to answer questions about their area of expertise.
Early Childhood Care and Education
Child Safety Issues
Child Health Issues
Family Support
Data and Child Advocacy
Community Building
Youth Intervention
Early Childhood Care and Education
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Good Beginnings Alliance
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A statewide community based organization committed to a sustainable, collaborative, and integrated early childhood system that gives the young children of Hawaii the best possible start in life. We maximize resources, mobilize action, and shape public will and public policy to ensure that all of Hawaii’s children are safe, healthy, and ready to succeed.
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Liz Chun
531-5502 lchun@goodbeginnings.org
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Good Beginnings
County Councils
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As part of the statewide Good Beginnings Initiative, each Council is a voluntary group of parents, early childhood providers, medical practitioners, business people, and others representing various community groups who are working together for quality integrated system of early childhood education and care for Hawaii’s families with children from birth through five years.
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Oahu Coordinator:
Jackie Dudock
531-5502 jdudock@goodbeginnings.org
Maui Coordinator:
Terry Lock
808-242-1608 terry.lock@co.maui.hi.us
Hawaii County Coordinator:
Angela Thomas
808-887-1228 athomas@goodbeginnings.org
Kauai Coordinator:
Judy Fraser
808-632-2114 judyfraser@goodbeginnings.org
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HAEYC
(Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children)
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A non-profit, voluntary professional membership organization composed of teachers, family providers, caregivers, directors, and others committed to quality early childhood programs for children (birth through eight) and their families.
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Kathy Murphy
Deborah Dahl
942-4708
haeyc@aloha.net
dddahl@hawaii.rr.com
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Professional Development
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Hawaii Early Childhood Career Development Coalition
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Twenty-one agencies working together to support quality outcomes for children through a well-trained workforce.
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Linda Buck
845-9289
bucklind@hcc.hawaii.edu
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Head Start
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Head Start Association of Hawaii
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A federally funded program for low-income families and children, prenatal to five years of age.
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Lyn McNeff
808-249-2988 lyn.mcneff@meoinc.org
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Head Start State of Hawaii Collaboration Project
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Creates multi-agency, state and public/private partnerships to effect school readiness and quality of life for low-income children enrolled in Head Start programs and their families state-wide. The Project works collaboratively with the Head Start Association of Hawaii and supports operations and program services of Hawai'i's seven Head Start grantee agencies. Federally funded and located in the Department of Human Services, Benefit, Employment & Support Services Division.
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Jacqueline Rose
586-5232 jrose@bessd.dhs.state.hi.us
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Resource and Referral
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PATCH
(People Attentive to Children)
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Provides Hawaii’s Child Care Resource and Referral Services Statewide. PATCH is dedicated to improving the quality and availability of child care in Hawaii through child care resource referrals, training of child care providers and advocating on behalf of children and child care providers in the community.
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Karen Wong
839-1789
kwong@patch-hi.org
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Native Hawaiian
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Ho‘owaiwai Na Kamali‘i-the Native Hawaiian Early Childhood Consortium
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Dedicated to the betterment of early education and care for Native Hawaiian families with young children. The Consortium works to empower communities to identify their needs and values, facilitate communication and encourage participation between providers and families to ensure quality early childhood services. We also work towards creating community determined solutions to meet community needs, while incorporating cultural values into the care of young Native Hawaiian children statewide.
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Wendy Mow-Taira
845-0275
wmowtaira@alulike.org
Kanani Aton
987-3056
kananiaton@verizon.net
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INPEACE
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A non-profit whose main mission is to improve the quality of life for Native Hawaiians through community partnerships that provide educational opportunities and promote self-sufficiency. As a founding member of the Native Hawaiian Early Childhood Consortium, INPEACE will work to ensure that there are quality services in early care and education for all Hawaiian children.
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Sherlyn Franklin Goo
262-7650
inpeace@flex.net
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Provider Networks
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Childcare Business Coalition
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Representing 31 Centers Island-Wide, the CBC is a coalition of direct service providers dedicated to ensuring thedelivery of quality early education and care to Hawaii's children and families. Their goals are to promote the value of quality center-based care, to promote accessibility to quality center-based care, and to influence public policy.
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Christina Cox
941-9414
kcaaccox@hawaii.rr.com
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Kia‘i ka ‘ike
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An organization of preschool/child care directors statewide. Their mission is to cultivate diversity and to enhance the quality of life for children, youth, and their families by providing support, education, and advocacy for the professionals who serve them.
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Lana Antonelis
262-4538
lana@kamaainakids.com
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State Agencies
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Department of Human Services, BESSD
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BESSD’s mission is to help families achieve self-sufficiency and economic independence from welfare dependency while fostering personal responsibility. BESSD oversees Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funding, the First to Work program, licensing of child care centers, and several other programs.
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Julie Morita
586-7058 JMorita@bessd.dhs.state.hi.us
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| Department of Education, Student Support Services |
The Student Support Branch provides leadership and support to schools in assuring that a Comprehensive Student Support System (CSSS) is in place at every school.. This branch is responsible for addressing the primary, secondary, and tertiary needs of all students--building a support network which includes all other appropriate agencies, departments, and service providers. The branch also addresses the Felix Consent Decree.
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Amy Ng
735-6222 Amy_Ng/SSS/HIDOE@notes.k12.hi.us
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Zero to Three
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Baby Hui
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A statewide, non-profit organization committed to supporting, encouraging and empowering parents to meet the challenges of raising young children (0-3 years).
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735-2484
babyhui@pixi.com
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Child Safety Issues
Child Welfare and Child Abuse Prevention
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Blueprint for Change
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A child welfare reform project to provide community based, family centered Neighborhood Places to provide family diversion and prevention services that assure the safety and well-being of children who have been identified as at risk for abuse and/or neglect.
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Lydia Hardie
282-0488
lydiapma@aol.com
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Hawaii Children’s Trust Fund
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A public-private partnership whose mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect in Hawaii by providing funds to community-based prevention services.
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Deanna Yates
373-2628 deanna_yates@hotmail.com
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Child Safety
Domestic Violence
Drug Abuse
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The Coalition for Drug Free Hawaii
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Serves as Hawaii’s center for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention educational materials and resources. Conducts nationally recognized family strengthening and capacity building with community and public awareness campaign.
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Alan Shinn 545-3228
cdfh@pixi.com
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Foster Youth
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Hawaii Foster Youth Coalition
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A youth lead organization that assists youth in the foster care system to see the infinite pathways and possibilities of their lives through advising and advocating for opportunities that will allow youth to enjoy a productive present and successful future.
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Rhonda Nichols
255-8365
HawaiiFYC@aol.com
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Child Health Issues
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Hawaii Medical Home Implementation Project
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Focuses on ensuring that children with special needs have a “medical home” – a place where health care services are accessible, family-centered, continuous, comprehensive, coordinated, compassionate and culturally competent. This program is in partnership with the Hawaii Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Sharon Taba
983-8196
sharontab@kapiolani.org
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Oral Health
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Department of Health: Dental Health Branch
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The mission of the Dental Health division is to monitor and promote oral health and reduce the incidence and severity of dental diseases and abnormalities through educational programs, policy development, preventive dental hygiene services and dental treatment programs and to increase public and professional awareness associated with the dental care of the medically indigent and severely disabled.
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Susan Tengan
832-5720
sltengan@mail.health.state.hi.us
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Prenatal and Infant Health and Development
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Department of Health: Maternal and Child Health Branch
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The Maternal and Child Health Branch works to promote and protect the health and well-being of mothers, infants, children, and families. Our core Public Health Services include:
- assurance activities through contract monitoring
- systems development through mobilizing community partnerships and coalitions
-monitoring health status, service delivery and utilization developing strategies to improve health status
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Mitzi Leblon
733-4061
mleblon@fhsd.health.state.hi.us
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Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
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A statewide nonprofit organization bringing together public, private, & nonprofit agencies and individuals to work collaboratively supporting pregnant women, improving the health of Hawaii’s babies, addressing teen pregnancy prevention, supporting education services to parenting teens, and advocating for public policy reform that responds to community needs.
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Nancy Partika
951-5805
nancyp@hmhb-hawaii.org
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March of Dimes Hawaii Chapter
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Is the state chapter of the nation's leading voluntary health organization dedicated to saving babies. The mission - "to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality" - is carried out through funding scientific research, community service projects, public and professional education programs and advocacy.
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Connie Brunn
973-2152
cbrunn@modimes.org
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Health Insurance
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Hawaii Covering Kids
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Part of a nationwide effort funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to increase the number of Medicaid-eligible children benefiting from health insurance. The project focus is a public-private partnership to work on the process simplification, identification, outreach, training, public information, and evaluation.
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Barbara Luksch
536-8442
coverkids@aol.com
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Special Needs
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Project STEPS
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Coordinates district, island, and statewide activities to enhance communities’ abilities to develop a seamless transition process for families and children, ages birth through eight, who use early intervention and school services.
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Lynn Yamashita
988-4176
georgia@hawaii.edu
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Family Support
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Parents and Children Together (PACT)
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A multi-program, multi-site agency providing services that include community and economic development, early childhood education, child mental health treatment and family support, domestic violence prevention and treatment, and child abuse prevention and treatment.
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HelenAnn Lauber
841-6177
cfhlauber@pacthawaii.org
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Catholic Charities Hawaii
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Provides services & outreach to the most needy & vulnerable people of Hawaii with over 30 programs that assist and serve expectant mothers, children, youth, elderly, immigrants and families faced with crisis & long term challenges of homelessness, domestic violence, poverty, and isolation. Their services and programs enable families & individuals to live in dignity in our community.
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Ana Rosal
536-1794
Sr. Earnest Chung
537-6321
srearnest@catholiccharitieshawaii.org
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Pacific Gateway Center
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Founded in 1973 by the Palama Council of Churches. Offers a range of direct and support-services to meet the need of immigrants and refugees. The four integral components of the Center are Immigration and Social Services, Employment and Training Services, Economic Development and Community Development.
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845-3918
info@pacificgateway.org
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Data and Child Advocacy
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Hawaii Kids Watch
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A non-partisan, non-profit, independent voice for the needs of all children and youth in our state. They seek to strengthen the effectiveness of the many viable single-issue child advocacy groups by focusing public attention on the interdependence of children’s needs. HI Kids Watch sponsors the Children’s Budget Analysis that provides information on statewide spending for children’s programs.
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Kathie Reinhardt
845-0701
kathier808@aol.com
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Hawaii Kids Count
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Provides research-focused, data-driven information on Hawaii’s children and families. Based at the U.H. Center on the Family, the Kids Count goal is to increase public awareness and serve as a catalyst for positive actions on behalf of children.
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Marcia Hartsock
956-4136
marciah@hawaii.edu
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University of Hawaii, Center on the Family
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Our mission is to enhance interdisciplinary research, service, and education that supports and strengthens families. Most often, our work focuses on the multicultural families of Hawai`i. Families are critical to the development of children, the well-being of individuals, and the strength of society.
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Sylvia Yuen
956-5303
syuen@hawaii.edu
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Community Building
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Good Beginnings Partnership for Hawaii’s Keiki
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Good Beginnings Alliance’s statewide community capacity building initiative focusing on improving outcomes for young children in six geographic communities throughout the state; Oahu: Kalihi, Koolauloa, Waianae; Maui: Wailuku; Hawaii: Kealakehe; Kauai: West Kauai
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Amy Cardamone
531-5502
acc@goodbeginnings.org
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Hawaii Community Services Council
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Originally a Council of Social Agencies, today’s Council is a citizen-led organization that focuses on community improvement through cross-sector planning and programs that strengthen individuals, organizations and communities to make positive change throughout our state. The Council’s mission is, “Strengthening Communities…Building for the Future.”
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Lily Bloom Domingo;
529-0466
liliy@hcsc-hawaii.org
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Youth Intervention
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Hale Kipa, Inc.
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Provides a wide variety of services for at-risk youth: emergency shelter, assessments, advocacy, independent living programs, youth outreach, and foster care.
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Jaque Kelley-Uyeoka
589-1829;
ejaq@halekipa.org
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Aloha United Way
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The purpose of Aloha United Way (AUW) is to provide leadership to bring people together to create a healthier, more compassionate community.
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536-1951
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Good Beginnings Alliance is a member of Voices for America's Children.
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