Our Mission  Our Programs
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Our Programs
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Hands that help the classroom. 
Ready to Learn (R2L) provides keiki across with Hawaii - Grades K-12 - with basic school supplies needed for their education. The program is based on a simple concept: No child should have to go without the basic supplies that would make their educational experience worthwhile and productive. Many students would rather skip classes than return to school with the same used binders and backpacks from last year. They feel ashamed for having to go without the basic supplies and often have to endure constant ridicule from their peers. Continued blows to a child's self-esteem can be devastating. Each year, R2L partners with social service agencies across Hawaii and generous donors from the community to help prepare thousands of local children for the upcoming school year.
In 1999, Senator Daniel Inouye & his late wife Maggie Inouye first initiated the R2L program in collaboration with Helping Hands Hawaii. The program has become very successful over the years, and in 2005 Helping Hands Hawaii took over statewide administration of this initiative. R2L currently helps to provide school supplies for keiki on the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui.
With the support of the A&B Foundation, ABC Stores, American Savings Bank, Sam's Club, KITV4, KGMB9, and Central Pacific Bank, R2L helps over 12,000 students statewide each year.
How Can I Help?
Individuals, groups or businesses can organize a School Supply Driver to help support R2L. For more information and for help getting started, please call (808) 440-3803.
To make a monetary donation, please click on the PayPal link located at your upper right. All PayPal donations received between July 1 - July 31, 2010 will support the R2L program. You may also make a donation with the teller at any Central Pacific Bank location during this period - If you are on a neighbor island, donations made on your island will be restricted to benefit children locally in your community.
How Are Supplies Distributed?
To receive supplies from R2L, public and private social service agencies submit applications for their clients based on verified needs. Agencies that typically refer clients for help from R2L include: Catholic Charities Hawaii, The Salvation Army, Child & Family Service, Parents & Children Together, Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center, ALU LIKE, Inc., Hawaii Department of Health, Hawaii Department of Human Services and other reputable social service providers.
What Type of Supplies Are Needed?
R2L collects basic supplies, such as Crayons, Scissors, Glue, Folder Paper, Composition Books, Spiral Notebooks, Pencils / Pens, Rulers, Calculators, Portfolios, 2" 3-ring Binders and Backpacks.
Or a small monetary donation of just $8.00 can fill one backpack with basic supplies for a child in need.
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Hands that give sustenance.
 The Community Clearinghouse provides individuals and families in need with basic necessities, such as food, clothing, furniture, and basic household items. All of the items are distributed free-of-charge, and are provided through generous donations from the local community.
As Oahu's central collection and distribution center for donated goods, the Community Clearinghouse provides thousands of low-income individuals and families with over several-million dollars in donated goods each year.
Make a Donation
Donations of clothing, household items and other gifts can be dropped off at our donation warehouse in Kalihi:
Community Clearinghouse - Donation Center
2100 N. Nimitz Highway
Honolulu, HI 96819
MAP Enter off Puuhale Road in back of building.
Donation Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
**The warehouse is closed on weekends and on most major holidays.**
Donation pick-up service is also available for donations of at least one large item. Donation pick-up is only available for homes that are ground-level, or for apartments / homes with elevator access. Our driver is unable to navigate stairs due to liability reasons.
The Community Clearinghouse can only accept items that are still in usable condition. In other words, only those items that can immediately be given to families are acceptable. We do not accept items that broken, damaged, outdated, or otherwise in disrepair. We also cannot accept Computers, Office Equipment, Exercise Equipment, or musical instruments such as Pianos.
For more information about the Community Clearinghouse or to schedule donation pick-up for items, please call us at 440-3800 or e-mail
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How to Get Help 
If you are interested in receiving help through the Community Clearinghouse, you must be referred to our program by a case manager or social worker at another social service agency or outreach program. The case manager / social worker must complete an intake application for you and submit verification of your household income to us. If you do not have an agency to refer you, please call our office at 440-3800 or call the Aloha United Way at 2-1-1 for a list of agencies that may be able to assist you.
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Hands that speak your language.
Since 1985, the Bilingual Access Line has recognized the community's need for qualified interpreters and translators to assist in the delivery of health care and social services. The Bilingual Access Line is guided by the philosophical belief that it is the responsibility of each agency serving the public to make its services accessible to the entire population. Our program provides, on a fee for service basis, qualified interpreters and translators in approximately 17 primary languages, either on site or over the phone, twenty-four hours a day, and also provides referrals to 90 secondary languages.
A vital service in multi-cultural Hawaii, the Bilingual Access Line interpreters are often called upon to assist people in some of the most dramatic moments in their lives. According to the 1990 Census, 31.8 million residents living in the United States (14% of the total population) spoke a language other than English. Bilingual Access Line makes every effort to ensure that our interpreters are prepared to help families’ bridge language and cultural gaps with their knowledge and humanity. By helping people to overcome language barriers, the Bilingual Access Line helps strengthen and redefine communities.
In addition to call-in requests for assistance, the Bilingual Access Line currently provides interpretation services to hospitals, hotels, corporations, as well as government agencies at the local, state, and federal levels. As we move towards creating a global village through developments in information technology and international business, Bilingual Access Line allows organizations to reach-out to Limited English Proficient (LEP) speaking populations and help provide equal access to services.The on-staff "primary language" interpreters for the Bilingual Access Line follow HIPAA standards and a professional code of ethics that places fundamental importance on maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, and neutrality.
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The primary languages covered are:
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Cantonese
French
German
Ilokano
Japanese
Korean
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Laotian
Mandarin
Marshallese
Portuguese
Samoan
Spanish
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Tagalog Taiwanese
Thai
Vietnamese
Visayan
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As with all Helping Hands Hawai'i programs, the Bilingual Access Line actively promotes volunteerism. For more information on our services, please call 808-526-9724 or email us at
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Behavioral Health Programs |
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Hands that rescue and relieve.
The Behavioral Health Division provides community based case management for the seriously mentally ill, access to recovery for individuals struggling with substance abuse, and money management services to consumers receiving government entitlements.
With a 20-year history of saving lives, the behavioral health division works with people who struggle with addiction, mental illness, suicidal tendencies, and more.
Our services include:
Community Based Case Management (CBCM)
Provides community based case management to persons diagnosed with serious mental illness. Services provided by the team include treatment planning and referrals, medication monitoring, and skill building. Phone 845-2018 for additional information on CBCM program services.
Representative Payee Services
Provides money management services to persons with serious mental illness. Representative payees provide assistance with the SSI/SSDI application process, budgeting and money management education, and assistance in money management. For information on Representative Payee services, phone 440-3817.
Access to Recovery
Provides assistance with referrals and other community resources for individuals recovering from substance abuse. For more information on the program, phone 235-3358.
The CBCM, Representative Payee, and Access to Recovery programs are funded by the Department of Health of the State of Hawaii. To be referred to these programs, contact the State of Hawaii Access Line at 832-3100.
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Donate
To add your Helping Hands to the community . . .
Donations will benefit our agency's various programs to serve the community. Between July 1 - July 31, 2010, all donations will go to benefit the Central Pacific Bank Ready to Learn school supply program.
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