Community leaders Kū Kahakalau and Elisapeta Alaimaleata will answer parent questions

HONOLULU, July 29, 2021 — Even in Hawaiʻi, children of all ages are treated differently because of their race or ethnicity. At a free, virtual event next week, parents can learn how to help their children understand and heal from those experiences.

Hawaiʻi Appleseed and Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network are teaming up to ensure families with keiki can purchase enough food this summer

Even before the pandemic, 50-state data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows Hawaiʻi’s children and youth falling behind

HONOLULU, June 21, 2021 — Hawaiʻi’s ranking in children’s economic well-being dropped in one year from 25th to 44th, according to the 2021 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how families fared between the Great Recession and the start of the COVID-19 crisis.

HONOLULU, June 15, 2021 — Registration is now open for a free, virtual event about how the COVID-19 crisis has affected young children’s mental health and social-emotional development, and how we can best support them.

For Immediate Release

HONOLULU, April 28, 2021 — Today, President Biden released the “American Families Plan,” which includes an ambitious vision to create a national paid family leave program, dramatically expand access to child care and preschool, and extend tax credits for families. This follows his “American Jobs Plan” from March, which would modernize child care facilities and invest in the caregiving workforce.

"Hawai'i children develop racial and ethnic biases differently than those in the continental U.S. Dr. Kristen Pauker, a psychology professor at the University of Hawai'i and the author of the study will share her findings in a free virtual event."

Released to coincide with National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (Oct. 25 – 31)

HONOLULU, October 26, 2020 — Thousands of kids in Hawaiʻi may be suffering from the harmful effects of lead poisoning. A new report, released today by the nonprofit Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network, shows how the state can prevent this.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is encouraging health care providers and the public to learn more about the effects and sources of lead exposure to children as part of the National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, which starts today and ends Oct. 31.

HONOLULU – The Hawai’i State Department of Health (DOH) is pleased to recognize National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct. 25-31. DOH encourages healthcare providers and the public to learn more about the effects of lead exposure on children, the many possible sources of lead exposure, and the steps to reduce the risk of lead poisoning.

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi: Over 70 officials, organizations, and individuals — representing a broad range of interests and constituencies — released a statement today calling for a halt to “sweeps” of the houseless community during this ongoing pandemic. Many members of this community are families, but the City and County of Honolulu and the Honolulu Police Department have promised to continue citations and arrests for anyone in parks and beaches, even if they have nowhere else to go.