A publication of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Hawaii State Resources

Complete update · 5/2007
Partial update · 12/21/2007

The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

State Agencies and Organizations

Age of Eligibility

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

United States Senators
Honorable Daniel K. Inouye (D)
722 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3934
(202) 224-6747 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://inouye.senate.gov/abtform.html
Web: http://inouye.senate.gov

Honorable Daniel K. Akaka (D)
141 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6361
(202) 224-2126 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://akaka.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Web: http://akaka.senate.gov

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the House’s Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable Linda Lingle
Executive Chambers
State Capitol
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-0034
E-mail Web Form: http://www.hawaii.gov/gov/contact/email
Web: www.hawaii.gov/portal/

Official State Web Site
Web: www.hawaii.gov/portal/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Dr. Paul Ban, Director
Special Education Services Branch
Hawaii Department of Education
637 18th Avenue, Room C-102
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 733-4400
E-mail: paul_ban@notes.k12.hi.us
Web: www.doe.k12.hi.us

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Robert E. Campbell, Ph.D., Director
Program Support and Development
Hawaii Department of Education
P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, HI 96804
(808) 586-3447
E-mail: robert_campbell@notes.k12.hi.us
Web: www.doe.k12.hi.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Sue Brown, Coordinator
Early Intervention Section
Department of Health
1350 S. King Street, Suite 200 Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 594-0006; (808) 973-9656
E-mail: sue.brown@doh.hawaii.gov
Web: www.hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/eis

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Michael C. Fahey, M.Ed., IDEA Part B, 619 Coordinator Preschool Special Education
Office of Curriculum Instruction and Student Support
Special Education Services Branch
Student Support & Special Education Sections
637 18th Avenue, Building C
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 733-4838
E-mail: Michael_Fahey@notes.k12.hi.us

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Joe Cordova, Administrator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Human Services
601 Kamokila Boulevard, Room 515
Kapolei, HI 96707
(808) 692-7719
E-mail: jcordova@dhs.hawaii.gov

Coordinator for Transition Services
Maxine Nagamine, Coordinator for Secondary Transition Services
Special Education Section, Student Support Services Branch
Hawaii Department of Education
637 18th Avenue, Room C-102
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 733-4832
E-mail: maxine_nagamine@notes.k12.hi.us
Web: http://sssb.k12.hi.us/

Office of State Director for Career and Technical Education
Karla Jones, State Director
Career and Technical Education
University of Hawaii
Lower Campus Road, Lunalilo Portable 1
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-7461
E-mail: kjones@hawaii.edu
Web: www.hawaii.edu/cte

State Mental Health Agency
Michelle R. Hill, Deputy Director
Behavioral Health Administration
Department of Health
1250 Punchbowl Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-4416
E-mail: mrhill@mail.health.state.hi.us
Web: www.hawaii.gov/health

Dr. Thomas W. Hester, M.D. Chief
Adult Mental Health Division
1250 Punchbowl Street, Room 256
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-4770
E-mail: thomas.hester@doh.hawaii.gov
Web: www.amhd.org

State Mental Health Representative for Children
Mary Brogan, Acting Division Chief
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division
Department of Health
3627 Kilauea Avenue, Suite 101
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 733-9339
Web: www.hawaii.gov/health

Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Dr. David F. Fray, Chief
Developmental Disabilities Division
Hawaii State Department of Health
1250 Punchbowl, #463
P. O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
(808) 586-5842
E-mail: david.fray@doh.hawaii.gov

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Waynette Cabral, Executive Administrator
State Council on Developmental Disabilities
919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 113
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 586-8100
E-mail: waynette.cabral@doh.hawaii.gov
Web: www.hiddc.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Gary Smith, President
Hawaii Disability Rights Center
900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1040
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 949-2922 (V/TTY); (800) 882-1057 (V/TTY) (in HI)
E-mail: info@HawaiiDisabilityRights.org
Web: www.HawaiiDisabilityRights.org

Client Assistance Program
Contact Hawaii Disability Rights Center listed above

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Patricia Heu, Chief
Children with Special Health Needs Branch
Department of Health
741 Sunset Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 733-9070
(808) 973-9633 Hawaii Keiki Information Service
(800) 235-5477 (HKISS) Neighbor Islands
E-mail: pat.heu@fhsd.health.state.hi.us

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Med-QUEST Division
P.O. Box 3490
Honolulu, HI 96811-3490
(808) 587-3521
Web: www.med-quest.us/

State Agency for People with Disabilities
Francine Wai, Executive Director
Disability and Communication Access Board
919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 101
Honolulu, HI 96814-4920
(808) 586-8121 (V/TTY)
E-mail: dcab@doh.hawaii.gov
Web: www.hawaii.gov/health/dcab

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
David Eveland, Administrator
Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind
1901 Bachelot Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 586-5311
E-mail: develand@dhs.hawaii.gov

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Kristine Pagano, Communication Access Specialist
Disability and Communication Access Board
919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 101
Honolulu, HI 96814-4920
(808) 586-8121 (V/TTY)
E-mail: kristine.pagano@doh.hawaii.gov
Web: www.hawaii.gov/health/dcab/

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(808) 643-8255 (V)
(808) 643-8833 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech)

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Rodney Mariyama, Assistant Superintendent
Office of Information Technology Services
P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, HI 96804
(808) 586-3218 (V/TTY)
Web: http://doe.k12.hi.us

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Erica C. Jones, Director
DBTAC - Pacific ADA Center
555 12th Street, Suite 1030
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 285-5600 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: adatech@adapacific.org
Web: www.adapacific.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Robert A. Stodden, Director
Center on Disability Studies
University of Hawaii at Manoa
1776 University Avenue, UA 4-6
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-5011
Web: www.cds.hawaii.edu/

Technology-Related Assistance
Barbara Fischlowitz-Leong, Executive Director
Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawaii
414 Kuwili Street, Suite 104
Honolulu, HI 96817-5050
(808) 532-7110 (V/TTY); (800) 645-3007
E-mail: barb@atrc.org
Web: www.atrc.org

Eric Arveson, Executive Director
Aloha Special Technology Access Center, Inc. (Aloha STAC)
710 Green Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 523-5547

State Mediation System
Hawaii Department of Education
Special Education Section
637 18th Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 733-4832
Web: http://doe.k12.hi.us

Special Format Library
Fusako Miyashiro, Librarian
Hawaii State Library
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
402 Kapahulu Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815
(808) 733-8444; (800) 559-4096
(808) 733-8444 (TTY)
E-mail: olbcirc@librarieshawaii.org
Web: www.librarieshawaii.org/locations/oahu/lbph.htm

Disability-Specific Organizations

Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Autism Society of Hawaii
P.O. Box 2995
Honolulu, HI 96802
(808) 944-4774
Web: www.autismhawaii.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Kisha Skeen, Program Coordinator
Brain Injury Association of Hawaii
2201 Waimano Home Road, Hale F
Pearl City, HI 96782
(808) 454-0699
E-mail: biahi@verizon.net

Cerebral Palsy
Donna Fouts, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii
414 Kuwili Street, Suite 105
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 532-6744
E-mail: ucpa@ucpahi.org
Web: www.ucpahi.org

Deafness/Hard of Hearing
Ann K. Reimers, Executive Director
Hawaii Services on Deafness
1833 Kalakaua Avenue, Suite 905
Honolulu, HI 96815
(808) 946-7300 (V/TTY)
E-mail: reimers@hsod.org
Web: www.hsod.org

Sara Simmons, Executive Director
Gallaudet University Regional Center
Kapiolani Community College
4303 Diamond Head Road
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 734-9210 (V/TTY)
E-mail: sarasimm@hawaii.edu
Web: http://gurc.gallaudet.edu/pacific-gurc.html

Down Syndrome
Connie Smith, President
Hawaii Down Syndrome Congress
419 Keoniana Street #804
Honolulu, HI 96815
(808) 949-1999
E-mail hawaiidownsyndrome@hawaii.rr.com
Web: www.hawaiidownsyndrome.com

Epilepsy
John "Keoni" Devereaux, Jr., MS, Ph.D., Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Hawaii
501 Sumner Street, PH4
Honolulu, HI 96817-5003
(808) 528-3058
E-mail: director-efh@hawaiiepilepsy.com
Web: www.hawaiiepilepsy.com/efh

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Colleen Kojima, Executive Director
The Arc in Hawaii
3989 Diamond Head Road
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 737-7995
E-mail: info@thearcinhawaii.org
E-mail: colleenk@thearcinhawaii.org
Web: www.thearcinhawaii.org

Learning Disabilities
Michael Moore, Executive Director
Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaii
200 N. Vineyard Boulevard, Suite 310
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 536-9684 (V/TTY); (800) 533-9684 (in HI)
E-mail: LDAH@LDAHawaii.org
Web: www.ldahawaii.org

Mental Health
Marya Grambs, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in Hawaii
1124 Fort Street Mall #205
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 521-1846
E-mail: info@mentalhealth-hi.org
Web: www.mentalhealth-hi.org

Marion Poirier, Executive Director
NAMI-OAHU
770 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 613
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 591-1297
E-mail: namioahu@hawaiiantel.net

Susan Cooper, Executive Director
Hawaii Families as Allies
99-209 Moanalua Road, Suite 305
Aiea, HI 96701
(808) 487-8785; (866) 361-8825
E-mail: hfaa@hfaa.net
Web: http://hfaa.net

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Lisa Ing, President
Hawaii Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 235888
Honolulu, HI 96823
(808) 528-4742
E-mail: hsha_membership@yahoo.com
Web: www.hsha.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Michael Moore, Executive Director
Hawaii Parent Training and Information Center
200 N. Vineyard Boulevard, Suite 310
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 536-9684 (V/TTY); (808) 536-2280 (V/TTY)
(800) 533-9684 (in HI)
E-mail: LDAH@LDAHawaii.org
Web: www.ldahawaii.org

Partners in Policymaking
Mary Matsukawa, Program Specialist
Hawaii Council on Developmental Disabilities
54 High Street, 3rd Floor
Wailuku, Maui, HI 96793
(808) 984-8218
E-mail: mauimatsu@yahoo.com
Web: www.hiddc.org

Parent-To-Parent
Susan Rocco, Coordinator
Special Parent Information Network (SPIN)
919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 101
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
(808) 586-8126 (V/TTY)
E-mail: spin@doh.hawaii.gov
Web: www.spinhawaii.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Valerie Sonoda, President
Hawaii State Parent Teacher Student Association
P.O. Box 22878
Honolulu, HI 96823-2878
(808) 593-2042
E-mail: hi_office@pta.org
Web: www.hawaiiptsa.org

Other Disability Organizations

John Howell, President/CEO
Easter Seals Hawaii
710 Green Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 536-1015 (V/TTY); (888) 241-7450
Web: www.eastersealshawaii.org

Wendy Kamai, Acting Executive Director
VSA arts of Hawaii-Pacific
86-660 Lualualei Homestead Road
Waianae, HI 96792
(808) 455-6002
E-mail: wendyl306@hawaii.rr.com
Web: http://vsartshawaiipacific.org

Independent Living

To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V); (713) 520-5136 (TTY)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 207-0334 (V); (202) 207-0340 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org

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