The Hawaiʻi Life in the Time of COVID-19 Project is designed to engage our Hawaiʻi communities in examining, articulating and sharing the impacts of COVID-19 upon our Hawaiʻi island ways of life, livelihoods, health, families, communities, education, values and outlooks for the future.
Would you like to participate in this project? We welcome your stories or reflections in any form. You can request to be interviewed or self-record your own audio or video oral history; share photos from your journal/diary entries or daily life; or submit poetry, mele, or other art you may be creating while staying at home and practicing social distancing.
We have designed this project so that our community can reflect upon, share, and document their experiences; acknowledge significant events; honor courageous acts and selfless sacrifices; and help to understand social and economic trends as they unfold.
It is important to document this island-wide and global health crisis in real time, track how to effectively and respectfully respond to it, map pathways of recovery, and project lessons on how to prepare and respond to future pandemics.
The Center for Oral History (COH) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is uniquely situated to provide an established and long-term platform for our Hawaiʻi families and communities to record their experiences living and working through this pandemic, drawing upon our cultural values and legacies.
As COVID-19 continues to spread through our community, the economic impacts of the pandemic are hitting people hard. Many residents have lost their income and are facing financial uncertainty. Here at Parents And Children Together (PACT) we are doing our very best serving our keiki and families during this pandemic, to provide the services they need to keep them safe, healthy, and able to withstand the social and economic impacts of the virus.
- Early Childhood Education
- Domestic Violence Prevention & Intervention
- Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention & Treatment
- Behavioral Health Support
- Community & Economic Development
Services for Seniors, housing and homelessness, Families, Children and Youth, Counseling, referrals, Immigration From the Catholic Church
Resources for the safety of families, children, and elders
- Eviction: Notice to Vacate & Landlord Access
- Eviction: Rental Assistance
- Eviction: Illegal Lock-outs and Utility Shut-offs
- Public Housing, Section 8, and Federal Eviction Moratorium
- Who qualifies under the Federal Eviction Moratorium?
- Will my rent be reduced because I lost my job?
- Mortgage Forbearance
- Foreclosure Moratorium
- COVID-19 Impact: FAIR HOUSING Disability
Info for:
- FOOD STAMPS, including help applying
- FOOD ASSISTANCE BY ISLAND
- HOMELESS FOOD RESOURCES
- SENIORS
In working towards the vision of building a just society; we want to first help make the legal system a little less intimidating by providing easy to understand legal forms and brochures, including online forms that people can use when they go to court. Second, we help people help themselves by providing legal assistance so people can better know their rights and know how to solve their legal problems. Finally, we try to level the playing field by providing legal representation to those that need it the most.
Various activities based on Hawaiian culture, resources for artists and musicians, health resources and testing information, ways to donate money to various organizations, and family resources.
Family and general resources for food, financial assistance, and education.
Disability:IN and our Accessibility Leadership Committee recognize that digital accessibility is crucial to the success of every diversity and inclusion initiative. The sudden switch to remote work due to the global coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of digital accessibility at work – wherever that work takes place.
A compiled list of resources and opportunities to help our community
stay connected to the widely held goal of a thriving lāhui
COVID-19 questions and answers from UHM students from the administration.
Resources for UHM students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A comprehensive set of resources dealing with issues of anxiety during the pandemic. From the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA
The Salvation Army has a food pantry Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:30 to 2:30 with dry goods and fresh produce (eggs this week!). Address is 296 North Vineyard Blvd.
Hello ES friends and family. The Ah Quon McElrath (AQ) gathering place on George Hall's third floor is such an active and exciting place. Imagine it. Students sit along the ledge waiting for class. Professors leave their doors open and give a smile to anyone passing by. The janitorial staff says hello. A student worker goes on errands. The graduate assistant posts up a new event flyer; it's an 'AWAkea. Don't you miss that community feel? Well, we are moving it online! Over the next couple of weeks the Department of Ethnic Studies will be hosting and posting events here. Be sure to check your email for updates. Also be sure to turn off notifications in forums! Perhaps the best part of the AQ Lounge Online is you don't have to wait for that terribly slow elevator. You do need a UH account to access Laulima though.
First responders and healthcare workers, as a small token of our appreciation, stop by a participating McDonald’s from 4/22 - 5/5 for a free Thank You meal.
One-time financial assistance to families with at least one Hawaiian Kamali’i (children ages birth to 17 years old).
An app to help prevent loneliness amongst college students.
All domestic violence shelters in Hawaii are open as usual during COVID-19. Domestic violence victims are NOT required to stay at home during COVID-19 if home s unsafe.
See the list below of the domestic violence shelter hotlines for each island. You can also download these flyers to share with your loved ones or post on social media (Flyer 1, Flyer 2, Flyer 3) (Youʻll find the flyers on this page: https://www.unitehere5.org/covid19resources/?fbclid=IwAR23_5l4L_2fONgQFCHDrNVHcJ3W-A4bjk79qoTYUgl4YTb2139CUQpmrLI#toggle-id-5)
Oahu: 808-266-7233
Hilo: 808-959-8864
Kona: 808-322-7233
Kauai: 808-245-6362
Maui: 808-579-9581
Lanai: 808-563-0216
Molokai: 808-567-6888