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Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless
Resource Centers, Inc.
Central & Westside
General Information
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At Ka Hale A Ke Ola “KHAKO”, we strive to give more than shelter. Our service
delivery strategy goes beyond the provision of basic shelter and sustenance needs by
providing a series of structured programs and services that are focused on instilling the
skills, knowledge, and experience to support self-sufficiency and promote positive
healthy life choices. We provide support for them in a multitude of ways to aid the
whole person:
KHAKO began sheltering the homeless in 1986 utilizing an old church building in
Pu’unene. Since 1993 our facility has been located in Wailuku on Waiale Rd. Our
newest facility is in Lahaina near the aquatic center and it has been opened since 2003.
We have 72 units—2 bedrooms and studios at KHAKO Central and 48 units at
KHAKO Westside. We serve approximately 1,500 people per year. Of that number
approximately 600 are children. At any given time there are about 175-200 children
on site at both of our facilities.
Our specific programs and services are provided in four phases: ( Crisis Intervention,
Stabilization), Revitalization, and Reintegration—create an exit plan for a smooth
transition into the community.
We provide free child care for our parents who are working and completing their
requirements.
We provide Food Boxes for outside individuals on Mondays and Wednesday
afternoons. We provided approximately 5,000 food boxes last year alone.
Statistics
• We provided a total of
about 10,000 child care
days.
• 65,000 meals for the
residents of our agency.
• 140,000 Resident Nights
• Served approximately
1,200 residents last year.
Ka Hale A Ke Ola
(The House that Breathes Life)
Our Agency offers these two programs:
• The Emergency Program “EHP”: Clients enter the program
through an Intake process. They are assessed and are housed if
they meet the criteria for homelessness. The EHP is for 6
weeks long.
• The Transitional Program “THP”: Clients are allowed to
stay for up to 2 years.
Emergency Program
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6 Week Program
Dormitory housing for single males
and females.
Apartments for families.
3 meals a day
Clothing for adults and children
Case Management for adults and
children: meet with a case manager
each week until the end of emergency
program involvement.
Free Childcare Services.
Job Search support.
Chemical Dependency program.
Referral to Outside Agencies.
Referral to and help with low income
housing applications.
Life Skill and Adult Education classes.
Emergency Program
• Clients have two options during their Emergency residency:
1. Plan on entering our long-term transitional program.
2. Work on an Exit Plan with their case manager prior to their 6 weeks.
• The client qualifies for the long-term transitional program by completing
tasks set by the Emergency Case Manager; including weekly case management
meetings, attendance at Life Skill and Adult Education classes, completing
assigned chores (3 hours per week), and bringing in/working on such
documents as TB clearance, I.D., & verification of income. An appropriate
income stream allows the clients to pay program fees as they enter the longterm transitional program. In the final weeks of the Emergency program,
participants will review their Action Plans (AP’s) and create a Budget. If the
participant has completed all the requirements, then an interview will be
scheduled with the Chief Operations Officer to determine if they qualify for
the transitional program. .
Transitional Program
• Case Management for adults and
children: meet with a case manager
bi-weekly until their participation
in the Transitional Program
expires.
• Free Childcare Services.
• Chemical Dependency program.
• Referral to Outside Agencies.
• Life Skill and Adult Education
classes.
• Clothing for adults and children.
 Create Action Plans and Budgets;
work on saving money & paying
off debts.
 Prepare clients to transition back
into the community & to become
self-sufficient.
Children’s Programs
Kids’ Group:
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YMCA participation during school breaks (all
provided for free).
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Children have the opportunity to learn Hula and
Chanting for the Holiday program at the Ritz
Carlton for the Tree Lighting Ceremony which is a
major fundraiser for the Children's Programs.
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Testing of children to learn what levels they are
currently working at in Reading and Math.
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For those that need extra help, we have a tutoring
program after school taught by a DOE Educator.
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A group of High School students who volunteer
their time to help our students with homework.
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The beginning of the school year is a wonderful
time for our children. We have donors who
provide all our kids with backpacks, school
supplies, and school uniforms.
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During the holiday seasons, especially Christmas
time, we receive numerous donations for our
children. We have social groups who will sponsor
whole families and provide everything from the
stocking to the dinner.
Teen Group:
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Tutoring and Homework Help at our Computer
Lab, three days a week, for the kids’ ages 12 to 18.
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Our teens are currently participating in canoe
racing with the Hawaii Canoe Foundation.
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We also have the Lahaina Art Society come and
volunteer to teach our children, big and small, Art.
Educational Programs
 We offer a wide variety of Life Skill classes for our clients:
 Money Magic, which is a money management class. In this class it is
taught about the advantages of having a savings and checking accounts,
how to save money while shopping for groceries, discuss the importance
of credit and how to fix it &, basic financing, etc.
 Parent Project, which is a nationally recognized parent education
program. This class teaches parents with children of all ages about how
and why being involved with their children is important and it discusses
alternative ways to discipline children beyond corporal punishment.
 Family Treatment deals with relationships and the issues of codependence by family members. This class is especially useful for all
clients age 14 on up who have a direct/indirect relationship with an
individual with a substance abuse issue.
 The Step-Up class is a maintenance program to instruct individuals on
how to clean their homes and what products work well to do so. It also
teaches them how to perform minor repairs; such as fixing the toilet,
changing lighting fixtures, etc.
 We also have a person who volunteers his time to help our adults with
Writing, Grammar, and Reading.
Computer Lab
 Nova Net program and Computer
Skills which are located in our
computer lab. The Nova Net program
contains various programs to assist our
clients in learning. It contains a GED
component, those individuals who do
not have a high school diploma or who
haven’t obtained their GED are to
participate in obtaining their GED
while a resident. We have had
approximately 55 clients that have
successfully completed their GED.
 We also have support for those
interested in attending college. We
assist them with preparing to take the
placement test. At this time, we have
approximately 30 individuals who are
attending college.
 We have partnered with Maui Family
Support Services for the Fatherhood
Involvement Team and Ohana
Strengthening. At our community
center, we also have TUTU and Me
and the PALS program.
Those mentioned here are just a few of
the classes that we offer to our clients
and those participating in our other
programs.