I hope this finds you and all those that you care about safe and well. When I look back on 2020, it is hard to believe that it has only been about eight months since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. For me, the necessity to...
3 Year awards were presented to: Mary CastonBrittany JeffersonKamea WongLanden PaikaiTony SpencerKirsten WongMaia TjarksDeishanna Kaya-AbadMartha HatchieVictoria QuilitorioBrooke WardJohn MooreMaryam ChapmanTeal SargentVictoria RolandCrystal Velasco 5 Year awards were presented to: Jacob LariseyChasidy CummingsAyn HazenJessica CarrollKona AskariAlan TamaiDana MauFalcon Valeria-DaogJoyce StevensGerry Labiste 10 Year awards were presented to: Jelicia BellChristopher and Desiree...
2020 was a momentous year for Hale Kipa. We celebrated our 50th anniversary, refreshed our look, and moved into our long-awaited new headquarters in Ewa. We had only just unpacked our desks when COVID-19 sent the state into a lockdown. Nevertheless, our staff found ways to adapt...
Earlier this month, a luminous Honolulu Hale, awash in green light, ushered in this year’s National Prevention Month (NRPM) here on Oahu. Too often, the estimated 4.2 million people ages 13-25 (or a staggering 1 in 10 youth ages 18-25 and 1 in 30 youth between the...
A vibrant mural now welcomes visitors to Hale Kipa’s Hale Lanipōlua Assessment center, a safe haven for youth who are victims/survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. Kim Sielbeck, a Honolulu-based illustrator, designed and painted the mural in her trademark vivid shades and bold style. The...
