Agency Announcements:
For general information and request for service, please call our office line at 808-339-7297.
If you are in need of assistance, please call the following IL Specialists:
For Hawai’i Island, call: Karin Riedel at 808-333-2408, or Keoki Kai at 808-756-2995
For Maui Island, call: Kathleen Kenney at 808-866-4690
For Molokai Island call: Julie Agliam at 808-866-3792
For Kaua’i Island call: Holly Pickens at 808-652-6092
For Oahu Island call: Thomas Lum at 808-799-4028
We will be updating this page with information and resources available per island.
Resources:
A group of self-advocates created an easy to read and understand
booklet about the Coronavirus. Click the link below to access this booklet.
English version:
Plain-Language-Information-on-Coronavirus
COVID-19 – Multilingual Resources :
https://health.hawaii.gov/ola/covid19-multilingual
Accessible Resources:
Managing Stress and Anxiety:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html
Lanakila Pacific:
Lanakila Pacific – Building Independence
Fraud Alert:
Federal Resources:
- Administration on Community Living information What do Older Adults and People with Disabilities Need to Know?
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) information: What You Need to Know, Resources for the Community, COVID-19 Cases in the US, and Information for Healthcare Professionals
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) How to Protect Yourself & Others (additional languages)
- CDC’s YouTube Channel on COVID-19 (including ASL resources)
- The Council Of State Governments Impacts on Individuals with Disabilities
- Department of Education Releases Webinar, Fact Sheet for Protecting Students’ Civil Rights During COVID-19 Response
- Department of Health and Human Services Fact sheet: tips on practicing safe hygiene,
- Department of Health and Human Services Bulletin on Civil Rights, HIPAA, and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Department of Labor information: COVID-19 and the Workplace
- World Health Organization covid-19-
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