https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVaTyqWnwmM Guests share tips & tricks and precautions when purchasing a home for first time buyers. Their advice: Maintain good credit and surround yourself with good people. “If you can dream it, you can make it happen.” Guests: Sandra Sagisi Moser, RB-22891, Owner & Principal Broker...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kto6rLfm0E Parent partners with lived experience offering peer support to parents navigating the child welfare system. Also supporting pregnant women with substance abuse disorder and, for safety reasons, the possibility of having the child removed at birth. Guests: Kimberly Nabarro, Parent Partner-Makua Ally, Ashley Viluan, Parent...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_KiGVUPKQI Guests talk story on domestic violence: triggers, prevention, and cultural centered programs and services for survivors. Guests: Ella Mojica, Vice President of Community Services at DVAC (Domestic Violence Action Center), Angelina Mercado, Executive Director at Hawai‘i State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Dolly Tatofi, Director of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W84B-DX1zo Since its founding in 1998, the nonprofit, Effective Planning and Innovative Communication, Inc. (EPIC) has been filling a void for badly needed community services. As a cofounder of EPIC, Laurie Tochiki passes the torch to the capable hands of Delia Ulima, who represents a new...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trkso168Fdk Based on historical facts, guests discuss the likely reasons why native Hawaʻians are overrepresented in the criminal justice system and the use of Hawaʻian values as a process of healing and realignment. Guests: Toni Bissen, Executive Director at Pūʻā Foundation, Jamee Miller, Co-Founder & CEO...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0tru1uZcUI An introduction and future of the Mālama ‘Ohana Initiative that seeks to redesign and recommend transformative changes to Hawai‘i’s existing child welfare system. Guests: Delia Ulima, HI H.O.P.E.S. Initiative Manager at EPIC ‘Ohana, Inc., Kailene Nihipali-Sanchez, Nā Kama a Hāloa Manager at EPIC ‘Ohana, Inc.,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnUJM2KSsKU Guests discuss youth homelessness and associated topics such as: mental health issues, developmental needs, substance abuse, the importance of community connection, availability of resources and services, etc. Guests: Alika Campbell, Youth Outreach (YO!) Program Manager for Hale Kipa, Carla Houser, Executive Director at RYSE (Residential...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZF25o9ddGM In this episode, the group discuss the importance for proper state funding of community programs and services that half a million people in Hawaiʻi depend on. Guests: Amanda Pump, President and CEO at Child and Family Service, Shawn Kanaʻiaupuni, President and CEO at Partners in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tEz83wfTFg Guests outline trauma-informed care (TIC) related resources to help identify and address mental health issues experienced by youth and youth adults. Guests: Keli Acquaro, Acting Administrator at DOH – CAMHD (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division), Dr. Scott Shimabukuro, Chair for TIC Task Force, Tia...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD5_YfI1Vvk This episode lists programs in Hawaiʻi that help protect and support sex trafficked victims. Guests: Victoria Roland, Statewide Program Administrator at Susannah Wesley Community Center and TVAP (Trafficking Victim Assistance Program), Rochelle Vidinha, Honolulu County Human Trafficking Taskforce Coordinator at the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Tammy...
