Hale Kipa will soon receive a generous $70,000 donation as a result of a matching campaign conducted by the Polamalu family. Troy and Theodora Polamalu personally donated $10,000 from their nonprofit, the Polamalu Foundation. Nine other families and businesses also pledged funds to reach the...
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This summer, two new programs provided Hale Kipa’s young emergency shelter residents with constructive, supportive, and entertaining activities. The first, called Puʻu Lei O LiLiʻu and funded by the Liliʻuokalani Trust, afforded the youth a chance to connect and learn to live by Hawaiian values. Organizers held a series...
Aloha! I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer and enjoying some well-deserved time doing things you are passionate about with the people you love. I am so very pleased to share my first Kuʻu Manaʻo (My Thoughts) with you for our triannual Transitions newsletter. In this letter,...
By Kelsey Kukaua – Associate Editor, Pacific Business News Jun 24, 2022 It should be the best of both worlds — government grants deliver needed social services to the public via independent nonprofits, which should in turn, offer some of the advantages of the private sector, such as competition, competitiveness...
Hale Kipa's Dori Tyau, Director of Human Resources & Training, recently sat down with KITV4's Maleko McDonnell to discuss staffing needs as service demands for youth increase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu9ZVctbqTE ...
Hale Kipa, Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi, and the State of Hawaii, recently honored foster parents through an official proclamation designating May as National Foster Parent Appreciation Month. Hawaiʻi Gov. David Y. Ige signed the proclamation on April 12. “We express our gratitude and respect to the many foster parents, kinship caregivers,...
Each March, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) celebrates social workers for their dedication to helping others and making our society a better place to live for all. Social workers have served as an integral part of the United States for decades. They played key...
Hale Kipa is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Dianne Bowen-Coleman as its new Program Director. Dr. Bowen-Coleman comes to Hale Kipa with a wealth of experience working for and volunteering with many non-profits, all of which focus on the wellbeing of children, teens, young adults, and their families. Dr. Bowen-Coleman is a...
