Filing Your Taxes Can Affect Your Healthcare Coverage
Did you get your 2015 health insurance through the Hawai‘i Health Connector (or another marketplace)? Filing your taxes is more important than ever this year. Everyone who had insurance through the...
View ArticleFoster Grandparents Make a Difference
Few Hawai‘i childhood memories are complete without kūpuna in the classrooms. The Foster Grandparent Program, barely a kūpuna itself at just 51 years young, continues to make these kinds of memories...
View ArticleGreat Expectations: Camp Manoa Gears Up for a Second Summer to Outdo Its First
“One of the best things I (they) have ever done.” That’s how several young people and their parents described the inaugural 2015 Camp Mānoa Leadership Camp presented by the Comprehensive Service Center...
View ArticleServing Seniors
On April 5, 2016, Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa presented a proclamation to Kaunoa Senior Services, recognizing their agency and other entities who operate volunteer programs for seniors. Kaunoa...
View ArticleEqual Pay It Forward: HSCSW Recognizes Equal Pay Day 2016
Governor David Ige joined the Hawai‘i State Commission on the Status of Women (HSCSW) and community organizations in recognizing the significance of closing the gender wage gap in Hawai‘i. On Tuesday,...
View ArticleSeniors Who Give Get Recognized
Sometimes a helping hand goes a long way. The Department of Human Services Senior Companion Program brings helping hands together with people who need them. On April 8, 2016, the Senior Companion...
View ArticleAdditional Open Application Period Begins May 2 for Preschool Open Doors...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2016 Honolulu, HI – The Department of Human Services (DHS) has opened an additional application period for its Preschool Open Doors (POD) program and encourages families to...
View Article2016 LIHEAP Application Period Opens June
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program will open its 2016 application period from June 1 through June 30. LIHEAP assists households with their utility bill (electric or gas) in two ways: Energy...
View ArticleHonor the Dads in Your Life at the 18th Annual Celebrate Father’s Day Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2016 Honolulu, HI – The Hawai‘i Coalition for Dads and the State Commission on Fatherhood will celebrate the important role fathers play in their children’s everyday lives...
View ArticleJune is Fatherhood Month
On Friday, May 27, Governor David Ige and Lieutenant Gov. Shan Tsutsui declared June 2015 as Fatherhood Month. Gov. Ige joined Fatherhood Commissioners and other community members in acknowledging the...
View ArticleDHS 2016 Legislative Roundup: Perpetual Motion
By this time every year, the buzz at the Capitol has finally started to settle. Full halls of pacing feet, quiet discussions on wooden benches, and the tones signaling transitions from one hearing to...
View ArticleDHS Programs Among Heroes of Hope
The Friends of the Children’s Justice Center of Oʻahu held a recognition luncheon titled “Heroes of Hope” on April 22, 2016, to honor several community and public agencies for their “unwavering...
View ArticleCounty and State Governments Come Together for Kupuna
On June 15, 2016, the Adult Protective & Community Services Branch East Hawaiʻi section staff came together with members of the Hawaiʻi County Prosecutor’s Office and Police Department to pass out...
View ArticleGov. Ige Supports Foster Youth and Resource Caregivers with Bill Signing
During the 2016 legislative session, Department of Human Services (DHS) advocated alongside the community for two bills that expand the opportunities for young people to discover who they are through...
View ArticleSummer Shining Stars
Summer Youth Employment Program transforms students and government alike Most of us can remember our first summer jobs. It’s a rite of passage for many teenagers in high school and college. This...
View ArticleReunification Is a Team Effort
One family’s journey to reunification with government and private partners The Child Welfare Services Branch came together with the Hawai‘i State Judiciary, community organizations, and others to...
View ArticleAttorney General and Human Services Director comment regarding Settlement of...
HONOLULU – Attorney General Doug Chin and Human Services Director Rachael Wong announced today the resolution of multiple class action lawsuits regarding state foster care payments… Read More…
View ArticlePreschool Open Doors Application Period Begins Sept. 19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2016 Additional Open Application Period Begins September 19 for Preschool Open Doors Program Honolulu, HI – The Department of Human Services encourages families to...
View ArticleGov. Ige Announces Completion of the Family Assessment Center
Gov. Ige’s Office News Release September 16, 2016 HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige announced today that more than 400 homeless individuals will be served over the next two years through the state’s new...
View ArticleNew DHS Beginnings: Gov. Ige swears in Dir. Bhanot and Deputy Dir. Holthus
Gov. Ige made the new Department of Human Services (DHS) leadership team official on Sept. 9, 2016. The governor hosted a swearing in ceremony where Director Bhanot and Deputy Director Holthus could...
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