What does Independence Mean to You? By: Alan Germain, Mobility Specialist, Soderholm Mobility, Inc. June 30, 2021 Celebrating our nation’s independence day on July 4th can be a meaningful time to reflect on what independence means to us. It was Independence Day, 20 years ago that our … [Read more...]
PRIDE: Recognizing LGBTQ+ and Disability Together
June 17, 2021
This year, President Joe Biden released his Proclamation on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month, 2021 to the country. We have and will continue to recognize June as Pride Month, and celebrate our LGBTQ+ community. As President Biden states in his proclamation: “I … [Read more...]
ALOHA INDEPENDENT LIVING HAWAII’S HILO OFFICE BURGLARIZED
June 8, 2021
On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at around 4 a.m., unknown and unauthorized individuals broke into the office of non-profit organization Aloha Independent Living Hawaii (AILH) Hilo at 1055 Kino'ole Street and stole over $5,000 worth of technology. The theft included a crucial external hard drive, which … [Read more...]
Earth Day with Inter-Island Group
April 30, 2021
The InterIsland Group met via Zoom on April 28 to celebrate the Earth! Julie, Lani and David gave tours of their gardens and shared information about the plants that they are growing. Others shared stories of their experiences growing their own plants, vegetables and fruit trees. Julie … [Read more...]
AILH Statement on Violence and Acts of Hate Against Asian Americans Pacific Islanders
March 23, 2021
We mourn the loss of the eight victims of the recent Atlanta Asian-American shootings, including six Asian women. Their names are: Hyun J. Grant, Yong A. Yue, Suncha Kim, Soon C. Park, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, and Delaina Ashley Yuan and Paul Andre Michels. We will continue to say their names and … [Read more...]
The Importance of Enforceable Policies
March 17, 2021
AILH does systems change advocacy for our disability community throughout the State of Hawaii. Systems change advocacy is defined as outreach and educational activities designed to raise awareness of both needs and capabilities of persons with disabilities. You may have seen some of our efforts … [Read more...]
PUBLIC NOTICE: HILO OFFICE CLOSURE
March 10, 2021
Due to severe weather conditions, our Hilo office location will be closed today. We will monitor the situation to determine if we will resume normal business hours tomorrow. … [Read more...]
TeleConnect’s 2nd Big Island Trip
March 1, 2021
During the recent trip to the Big Island, the TeleConnect team was able to serve a consumer who is a Chuukese immigrant; English is his second language. To best serve this consumer AILH secured a Chuukese interpreter to translate during his in-person device training. The consumer adapted and … [Read more...]
Preparing for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
February 25, 2021
The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-402, 106th Congress) defines a developmental disability as a severe, chronic disability of an individual that- (i) is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and … [Read more...]
Consumer Visit
February 22, 2021
AILH high school volunteer, RayGil, assists our consumer with creating a zoom account so he can participate in our monthly island-wide peer support group. During this time of COVID, AILH has created monthly island-wide peer support groups using zoom to help our consumers who feel isolated and … [Read more...]
