A few of our members from our Hui Malama Support Group met up this afternoon to enjoy watching a movie on Mahalo Tuesday. Members had a great day of fellowship and laughter. … [Read more...]
Real ID Assistance for Returning Consumer
February 4, 2020
Upon his return to Hawaii, Walter Lawrence needed assistance with obtaining the new Hawaii License with the Gold Star, as required by Homeland Security for traveling and identity verification purposes. This new policy will take effect on Oct. 1st of 2020. Oahu IL Specialist, Eisa … [Read more...]
Tai Chi with VIBES Support Group
January 31, 2020
The Maui Vision Impairment and Blindness Education and Peer Support Group had their monthly meeting on January 29th. One of the members had requested Tai Chi as a meeting topic and we were fortunate to have Cory Williams a professional Tai Chi instructor. Cory shared some exercises that can help … [Read more...]
Maui Support Group Discusses Tax Filing
January 29, 2020
The Maui Support Group had their first gathering for 2020 and set off in the right direction in tax filing. Their guest speaker Mark Lee, CPA came to speak with the group on filing and preparation of their taxes. It was informative as all members had the opportunity to have their questions … [Read more...]
Offices Closed in Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 20, 2020
In Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, our offices will be closed on today, January 20th. Please take today to learn more about Dr. King and his fight in the civil rights movement. See what you can do today to make your community a better place. We will return during … [Read more...]
Hilo CAN Meeting
January 17, 2020
Hilo Team members Sam Nagasawa and Keoki Kai attended the Hilo Community Action Network Meeting (CAN). This very large group is comprised of Service Providers, Agencies and community members that all contribute to services provided to the Big Island community. We learned about new services and … [Read more...]
Charity Walk Kick Off on Oahu
January 16, 2020
It’s a new year and we are ready for this year's Hotel Charity Walk! Oahu’s IL Specialists Tom Lum and Eisa Escalona attended the Charity Walk Kick Off Event this morning. We hope you have your tennis shoes cleaned and ready to join us this year. Let’s get moving everyone. … [Read more...]
Hui Malama Po’o Learns about Advocacy
January 14, 2020
AILH Executive Director, Roxanne, gives a presentation on Advocacy to our Hui Malama Po’o Peer Support Group. Attendees learned what the difference between individual and systems change advocacy was, about federal, state, county and community advocacy and spoke about identifying advocacy issues … [Read more...]
Ka’u Service Provider Meeting
January 13, 2020
The Hilo AILH Team went to Ka'u on 1/9/2020 to participate in a Service Provider Meeting. The Hilo IL staff shared information on our services and new connections were made with the Ka'u service provider network. AILH is looking forward to providing services to the disabled community in Ka'u. … [Read more...]
AILH Presentation to Rehab Hospital Stroke Club
January 8, 2020
AILH Oahu staff (Thomas Lum, Eisa Escalona and Zee Cruz-Stanley) presented about our services and programs to the Rehab Hospital Stroke Club attendees yesterday. Attendees were able to learn about our services and our two peer support groups Liv Zen and Hui Malama Po'o. … [Read more...]
