Hawaii State Resources

State Agencies and Organizations

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/webform.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: senator@akaka.senate.gov
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) 224-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

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

State Department of Education: Special Education
Dr. Paul Ban, Director
Special Education Services Branch
Hawaii Department of Education
637 18th Avenue, Room C-101A
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 733-4400
E-mail: paul_ban@notes.k12.hi.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Sue Brown, Coordinator
Early Intervention Section
Department of Health
1600 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1401
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 973-9650
E-mail: sue.brown@fhsd.health.state.hi.us

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Michael Fahey, 619 Coordinator
Special Education Section
Department of Education
637 18th Avenue, Building C
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 733-4838
E-mail: Michael_Fahey@notes.k12.hi.us

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Neil Shim, Administrator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Human Services
601 Kamokila Boulevard, Room 515
Kapolei, HI 96707
(808) 692-7719
E-mail: nshim@dhs.state.hi.us

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education
Karla Jones, State Director
Office of the State Director for Career and Technical Education
University of Hawaii at Manoa
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
Dr. Thomas W. Hester, M.D. Chief
Adult Mental Health Division
1250 Punchbowl Street, Room 256
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-4770
E-mail: twhester@amhd.health.state.hi.us
Web: http://amh.health.state.hi.us

State Mental Health Representative for Children
Christina Donkervoet, Chief
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division
Department of Health
3627 Kilauea Avenue, Suite 101
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 733-9333
E-mail: cmdonker@camhmis.health.state.hi.us

State Mental Retardation Program
David Fray, Chief
Developmental Disabilities Division
P. O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
(808) 586-5840
E-mail: DFFray@mail.health.state.hi.us

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Waynette Cabral, Executive Director
State Council on Developmental Disabilities
919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 113
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 586-8100
Web: www.hawaii.edu/ddcouncil

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Gary Smith, President
Hawaii Disability Rights Center
900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1040
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 949-2922; (800) 882-1057 (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
E-mail: pat.heu@fhsd.health.state.hi.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: accesshi@aloha.net
Web: www.state.hi.us/health/dcab/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Jane Knox, 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: dcabjk@aloha.net
Web: www.hawaii.gov/health/dcab/

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Thomas Yamashiro, 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
Pacific Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
Public Health Institute
555 12th Street, Suite 1030
Oakland, CA 94607-4046
(510) 285-5600 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: adatech@pdbtac.com
Web: www.pacdbtac.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: http://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: atrc@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) 733-4836
Web: http://doe.k12.hi.us

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 201
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
(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
Gil Johnson, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-West
111 Pine Street, Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-4845
E-mail: sanfran@afb.org
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Leslye Sneider, Program Coordinator
Brain Injury Association of Hawaii
550 S. Beretania, 6th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 524-9399
E-mail: biahi@cchono.com

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@DiverseAbilities.org
Web: www.ucpahi.org

Epilepsy
Alan G. Stein, M.D., President
Epilepsy Foundation of Hawaii, Inc.
245 N. Kukui Street, Suite 207
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 528-3058; (866) 528-3058
E-mail: EFH@HawaiiEpilepsy.com
Web: www.hawaiiepilepsy.com/efh

Deafness/Hard of Hearing
Ann K. Reimers, Executive Director
Hawaii Services on Deafness
Waikiki Community Center
310 Paoakalani Avenue, Room 201-A
Honolulu, HI 96815
(808) 926-4763 (V/TTY)
E-mail: reimers@hsod.org
Web: www.hsod.org

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

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

Mental Health
Kennith Wilson, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in Hawaii
200 N. Vineyard Boulevard, Suite 300
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 521-1846
E-mail: mha@i-one.com
Web: www.mhahawaii.org

Marion Poirier, Executive Director
NAMI-OAHU
770 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 613
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 591-1297
E-mail: mpoir14016@aol.com

Sharon R. Nobriga and Vicky M. Followell
Co-Executive Directors
Hawaii Families as Allies
P.O. Box 700310
Kapolei, HI 96709-0310
(808) 487-8785
E-mail: HFAllies@aol.com

Mental Retardation
The Arc in Hawaii
3989 Diamond Head Road
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 737-7995
E-mail: info@thearcinhawaii.org
Web: www.thearcinhawaii.org

Speech And Hearing
Marilyn M. Billingsley, President
Hawaii Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 235850
Honolulu, HI 96853-3514
(808) 528-4742

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Jennifer Schember-Lang, Project Director
Assisting With Appropriate Rights in Education (AWARE)
200 N. Vineyard Boulevard, Suite 310
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 536-9684 (V/TTY); (808) 536-2280 (V/TTY)
E-mail: LDAH@LDAHawaii.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: accesshi@aloha.net
Web: http://spinhawaii.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Carol Nafus, President
Hawaii Congress of Parents, Teachers, and Students
P.O. Box 30254
Honolulu, HI 96820-0054
(808) 834-7872; (877) 834-7872
E-mail: hi_office@pta.org
Web: www.hawaiiptsa.org

Other Disability Organizations

John Howell, Chief Executive Officer
Easter Seals Hawaii
710 Green Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 536-1015 (V/TTY)
E-mail: info@EasterSealsHawaii.org
Web: www.eastersealshawaii.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
1916 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 209
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 525-3406; (703) 525-4153 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org

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