#Institute for Human Services

‘Return-to-Home Program’ dies in conference committee at Legislature

A bill to establish a permanent “Return-to-Home program” failed to make it out of a House and Senate conference committee on Friday as members as the 2025 Legislature sprinted toward the finish of this year’s lawmaking session on Friday. The amended House Bill 212 would have repealed the current pilot program, which has returned more […]

‘Return-to-Home program’ proposed for homeless people to return to their home states

A bill introduced by 13 representatives in the state House calls for establishing a permanent “Return-to-Home program” with an as yet undetermined amount of funding to return homeless people in Hawaiʻi to their home states.

Hawaiʻi Women’s Legislative Caucus holds Easter Basket Drive

Hawaiʻi families in need will benefit from the bipartisan Hawaiʻi Women’s Legislative Caucus’ 25th Annual Easter Basket Drive at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol.

Bayer Hawaiʻi Donated 2,700 Pounds of Food in Support of World Hunger Day

In support of World Hunger Day today, Bayer Hawaiʻi employees donated more than 2,700 pounds to the Maui Food Bank, Molokaʻi Salvation Army and the Institute for Human Services on Oʻahu.