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Hawaii Food Assistance Program Receives Federal AwardThe State of Hawai’i Department of Human Services (DHS) has been awarded a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Bonus for the most improved Program Access Index for fiscal year FY 2012.
State Reduces General Assistance PaymentsFor Immediate Release: January 18, 2013 State Reduces General Assistance Benefits The Department of Human Services (DHS) is reducing General Assistance (GA) assistance benefits next month. Effective February 1, 2013, GA payments will be reduced from $319 to $298 per month for an estimated 5,535 Hawai‘i beneficiaries. The General Assistance program provides cash benefits for […]
DHS in the News: Pick to head up Human Services gets green light"Our top priority is moving forward with our plan to streamline what we're doing with IT, building on the technology that we've already put in place with our platforms, investing in our people here, moving quickly with what we're doing with Med-QUEST and our social services division, BESSD (Benefit, Employment and Support Services Division) and our public assistance."
Department of Human Services Revokes Kailua-Kona Child Care Center LicenseDue to repeated non-compliance with State Licensing of Group Child Care Centers and Group Child Care Homes regulatory requirements (HAR §17-892.1), the Department of Human Services (DHS) Childcare Licensing Unit is suspending the operating license of Kids Play Corner Inc. dba Busy Buddies Hawaii in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Island. Suspension is effective the close of business on Friday, February 8, 2013. The DHS also is pursuing revocation of the facility’s license to operate a group child care center for 76 children.
Great 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 for People who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind (CSC). As Camp Mānoa leadership gears up for the 2016 camp this summer, […]
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Kailua-Kona Day Care Center License Revoked, AgainDue to continuing non-compliance with State Licensing of Group Child Care Centers and Group Child Care Homes regulatory requirements (HAR §17-892.1), the Department of Human Services (DHS) Childcare Licensing Unit has suspended the operating license of Kids Play Corner, Inc. dba Busy Buddies Hawaii, in Kailua Kona, Hawaii Island, effective Wednesday, July 3, 2013. This is the second suspension of facility’s license this year. The first occurred in February 2013.
Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women Hosts 46th Annual National Association of Commissions for Women Empowerment Summit and ConferenceThe Hawai‘i State Commission on the Status of Women (HSCSW) recently hosted and sponsored a successful national conference, bringing together advocates for women and girls from across the country. Notable speakers included members of the Hawai‘i Women’s Legislative Caucus, who spoke to the group of more than 100 attendees about the importance of women’s involvement […]
Services for the DeafFor Immediate Release: February 8, 2013 Services for the Deaf The Department of Human Services (DHS) Director’s Office is reviewing an earlier decision made by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) to terminate its Interpreter Referral Service and Adjustment Services for Persons Who are Deaf, Blind and Deaf-Blind programs. Interpreter Referral Services assists the deaf, […]
White Cane Walks Raise Awareness and Empower Blind and Visually ImpairedFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2016 White Cane Walks Raise Awareness and Empower Blind and Visually Impaired Honolulu, HI – The Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Ho‘opono Services for the Blind celebrates the 24th annual White Cane Safety Awareness Day Walk across the state. Four walks taking place on three islands aim to increase the […]

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