Ho'oikaika Annual Conference 2023
Kūola Kaiāulu - ʻOhana & Community ResilienceKūola Kaiāulu “the community alive, safe and resilient” reflects our theme with the recent tragic events on Maui in mind and heart.
CEUs – The conference is approved by the state of Hawaii Department of Health’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD) and the National Association of Social Work (NASW) for up to six (6) continuing education contact hours.
Keynote Speaker
Tia L. R. Hartsock, Director, Office of Wellness and ResilienceEstablished in 2022 in the Office of the Governor, State of Hawaiʻi, this office is the first of its kind in the nation. Strategies include partnering with community organizations, cultural practitioners, and non- and for-profits to find innovative solutions and establishing trauma-informed responses to address our most pressing issues impacting children and families.
Research to Understand Child and Family Service Needs in Maui County
In recognition of 2022 Child Abuse Prevention month, the Ho’oikaika Partnership released a report that helps us better understand child and family service needs and pandemic impacts. Conducting this research is part of our Strategic Plan.
The Stellar Group examined existing data from the last five years, focusing on the most common risk and protective factors for Maui County children and families, supports available to prevent child maltreatment, and the service gaps that exist.
Key Findings
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- Reflecting our housing crisis, inadequate housing is cited as a precipitating factor in child removal more than twice as often in Maui County as statewide.
- Heavy continuous childcare and inability to cope with parental responsibility are also cited much more often in Maui County than statewide.
- In FFY21, there were 212 children from Maui County in foster care and Native Hawaiian children are disproportionately represented.
- Workforce challenges are common and affect the quality and continuity of services, especially due to issues with recruitment, retention, and cultural competence.
- It’s difficult to know what’s working and what’s not – program outcome data is limited and families’ own voices and experiences are lacking from research and data.
- There is some good news – child maltreatment rates in Hawai’i are lower than the rest of the United States.
Click here for a high-level overview of the most significant findings presented by the Stellar Group at Ho’oikaika Partnership’s Special Convening on April 13, 2022.
(Adobe Acrobat – 12 pages – 558 kB)
Click here to read the full report: Preliminary Assessment of Family Services, Supports and Needs on Maui County A Synthesis of Existing Data
(Adobe Acrobat – 34 pages – 2.6 MB)