KRHCAI’s pre-regis fee for LANTERN KITS CLOSED

Posted on October 10, 2014 Updated on October 12, 2014

The KRHCAI’s Pre-registration for 25 lantern kits are closed.  Registration for the Lantern Ceremony is still open until 11 -14 -14

NOTE:  A ll lanterns are property of KRHCAI and will be collected at the end of the launching ceremony.

Support AARP requests help to tell Congress to PROTECT Social Security and Medicare

Posted on October 3, 2014

Aloha,

Social Security and Medicare are not safe from harmful cuts.

It seems crazy, but even though millions of Americans count on these programs each year, some in Congress still don’t see the harm in cutting Medicare and Social Security benefits. With special interests ramping up their spending and Election Day just around the corner, new budget proposals and potentially more back-room deals are still on the table — so Congress needs to know we’re counting on them to protect the benefits we’ve earned.

I just took action with AARP to tell Congress to protect Medicare and Social Security. It just takes a second to add your voice too:

https://action.aarp.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=4313

Thanks and pass it on!

Dept. of Health Media Release – Stop Flu at school parental consent forms due 10/16/14

Posted on October 3, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

NEIL ABERCROMBIE
GOVERNOR

LINDA ROSEN, MD, MPH

DIRECTOR

For Immediate Release: October 1, 2014                                                14-037

STOP FLU AT SCHOOL PARENTAL CONSENT FORMS DUE OCTOBER 16, 2014

HONOLULU – Parents choosing to have their children vaccinated at school through the Hawaii Department of Health’s Stop Flu at School program are urged to act quickly this year. Vaccination consent forms, both online and in print, are currently available and are due back to schools on October 16.  Students must have their completed and signed consent forms returned to their school by the deadline in order to receive a flu vaccination at their school’s clinic.

“Our school-based flu vaccination clinics offer a convenient option for parents of students from kindergarten through 8^th grade statewide,” said Health Director Linda Rosen.  “More than 72,000 students and school faculty were vaccinated last year, helping to prevent the spread of illness among classmates, families, and communities.  This reduces lost school and work days, saves medical costs, and ultimately saves lives.”

This year’s clinics will be held from November through December.  The Department of Health is collaborating with school administrators, health care providers, pediatric associations, health insurers, and federal partners to continue this important program.

This year, Hawaii Association of Healthcare Plans (HAHP) members agreed to subsidize some of the cost for two program years.  HAHP members’ contribution for the 2014-2015 school year is $815,000 of the total program cost of $1.7 million.  “Our warmest mahalo to HAHP for ensuring that Hawaii’s keiki are able to be vaccinated at school,” said Dr. Sarah Park, State Epidemiologist.  “Their funding to continue this program will help limit the spread of disease among families, the elderly—the whole community.”

Through the Stop Flu at School program, more than 65,000 elementary and middle school children in more than 300 public, private and charter schools statewide are vaccinated against flu each year, contributing to Hawaii having one of the highest flu vaccination coverage rates in the nation, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Information packets and vaccination consent forms are distributed to parents through participating schools. Parents may choose to complete the consent form online at https://vaxonlinereg.doh.hawaii.gov/VaxMe_Login_SSL.php.

For more information about Stop Flu at School, visit http://flu.hawaii.gov/SFAS.html.  Parents needing assistance completing the consent forms, including those needing assistance in other languages, may call Aloha United Way’s information and referral service at 2-1-1.

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MEDIA CONTACT:

Mark Berthold

Disease Outbreak Control Division

Phone: (808) 587-6596

mark.berthold@doh.hawaii.gov

Bob Herkes remembered. A hui hou, Bob

Posted on October 2, 2014

The following link is being shared in remembrance of Bob Herkes.

http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2014/08/26/video-remembering-robert-herkes/

ScreamFree Parenting Workshop set

Posted on September 25, 2014

Professional Workshop Are you looking for ways to better connect with the families you serve?   Learn about the principles of “ScreamFree Parenting”  A REVOLUTIONARY concept to help professionals strengthen family relationships     Workshop Time: 9:00AM – 4:00PM  Topic: ScreamFree Parenting   Trainer: Lisa Groulx, Executive Director of PARENTS, Inc.   (6 CEUs, as approved for social workers by NASW Hawaii) Workshop Objectives:    1. Parenting is Not About Kids, It’s About Parents 2. Growing Up Is Hard To Do, Especially for Grown-Ups   3. If You’re Not Under Control, Then You Cannot Be In Charge   4. Let the Consequences Do the Screaming                     Speaker Bio Lisa Groulx, Executive Director of PARENTS, Inc., and a Certified ScreamFree Parenting Leader, will be speaking about using ScreamFree in the prevention of trauma. Teaching our parents to be ScreamFree is one of the best arsenals we have to ensure proper communication with our children so that if abuse or trauma occurs, a child will feel comfortable disclosing it immediately. Lisa has been a Weinberg Fellow since 2011 and is involved in many child abuse and neglect prevention coalitions, including Hawai’i Children’s Trust Fund and the Child Abuse Prevention Planning Council through Prevent Child Abuse Hawai’i. She is also a Certified Master Trainer for the Fatherhood Development Curriculum through the National Partnership for Community Leadership. Lisa became the Executive Director of PARENTS, Inc. in 2008. She has two daughters, aged 14 and 9, and believes that prevention is truly the key to eradicating child abuse and neglect in our society. Workshop Dates & Venues:   Oahu Workshop: October 17, 2014 (Fri) Address: HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union                 1226 College Walk                  Honolulu, HI  96817     Hilo Workshop: October 24, 2014 (Fri) Address:  ILWU Local 142 Hawaii Division Hall                  100 West Lanikaula Street                  Hilo, HI  96820   Workshop rate: $65 Student rate: $45 15% discount if 5 or more attend from same agency   (6 CEUs as approved for social workers by NASW Hawaii)   **Light refreshments will be served. Lunch will be on your own.  ————————————————————————————————————–                           Registration & Payment a. Check –  Download the Registration Form and send to our office together          with a check payable to “PARENTS, Inc.”   b. Pay online –  Oahu workshop, please click here.                           Hilo workshop, please click here.   c. Purchase Order Same as check payment, please send the Purchase Order together with the Registration Form. For inquiry, please call: (808) 235-0255 for the Oahu workshop (808) 934-9552 for the Hilo workshop Remarks 1. All payments must be submitted with a registration form. 2. Attach a copy of PayPal confirmation email if you don’t get a confirmation receipt no. 3. Cancellations made 3 working days prior to the workshop will be entitled to a full refund. No refunds will be made thereafter.

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Chain of Craters Road to be rebuilt as emergency route

Posted on September 25, 2014

Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i – The National Park Service announced today that it will work with the State and County of Hawai‘i to construct an emergency route along the former Chain of Craters Road to assist residents of lower Puna, whose access to the rest of the island would be cut off if lava covers Highway 130.

“For the past several weeks, we have been putting all of our efforts into getting approval for an alternate route that can be used during this devastating emergency,” said Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando.

Scientists at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory estimated on Sept. 19 that based on the flow’s location and rate of advancement at that time, lava from Kīlauea Volcano’s Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō vent could reach Highway 130 in 21 days – but noted as of Sept. 22, the lava flow advance rate has slowed.

The route, mostly within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, would provide emergency access for the community and would not be open for visitor use. Nearly eight miles of the coastal section of Chain of Craters Road is buried beneath rough, hardened lava, and 5.4 miles is within the national park.

The open section of Chain of Craters Road spans 19 miles from the summit of Kīlauea to sea level within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Opened in 1965, the road has been blocked by lava for 37 of its 49-year existence.

To protect park resources, the emergency route will follow the old lava-covered road alignment as much as practicable.

“The NPS is deeply concerned about this potential disaster to our community, our friends, families, employees and volunteers,” said Orlando. “We have been working diligently with our partners to find an acceptable solution in accordance with federal law,” she said.