Hale Kipa Celebrates Staff with Service Awards

Hale Kipa recognized staff anniversaries on September 28th at the annual meeting which took place at the Kamehameha School Kaʻiwakīloumoku Hawaʻian Cultural Center. 3 Year Award: Kree Espinda Jo-Ann Nakamura Jamar Chandler Regi Ching Michelle Rocca Mina Vassey Jyron Salamanca Ellen Wright 5 Year Award: Maia Tjarks Tony Spencer Brooke Ward Victoria Quilitorio Martha Hatchie Kirsten Wong Allyssa Nau Maryam Chapman Teal Sargent 10 Year...

Hale Kipa Deputy CEO Jaque Kelley-Uyeoka Receives Hawaiʻi’s Outstanding Advocate for Children and Youth Award

The Hawaʻi State Legislature recently honored Hale Kipa Deputy Chief Executive Officer Jaque Kelley-Uyeoka with a Hawaiʻi’s Outstanding Advocate for Children and Youthaward. The award ceremony was held on Sept. 30, 2022, by the Queen Liliʻuokalani Statue at the back of the State Capitol Building.  Kelley-Uyeoka was nominated by Judith...

November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month

Every November since 2007, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) has drawn attention to the youth who experience homelessness each year in the United States through National Homeless Youth Awareness Month (NHYAM).  The latest numbers for those experiencing homelessness in Hawai‘i reveal a complicated picture....

National Runaway Prevention Month Raises Awareness of Runaway and Homeless Youth

Every November, the National Runaway Safeline (NRS) raises awareness of the challenges of runaway and homeless youth and their families and seeks to educate the public about how to reduce this risk through National Runaway Prevention Month (NRPM).  Each year, an estimated 4.2 million youth and young...

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