STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Thelma Yamamoto, Acting Administrator
Special Education Section
HI Department of Education
637 18th Avenue, Room 102
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 733-4990
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Michael Fahey, 619 Coordinator
Special Education Section
Department of Education
637 18th Avenue Avenue, Bldg. C
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 733-4840
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Sue Brown, Coordinator
Zero-to-Three Services Section
Department of Health
1600 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1401
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 957-0066
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Neil Shim, Administrator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Human Services
601 Kamokila Blvd., Room 515
Kapolei, HI 96707
(808) 586-5355
OFFICE OF STATE DIRECTOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Karla Jones, Acting State Director
Office of the State Director for Vocational Education
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2425 Campus Road
Sinclair Library; MEZ #2
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-7461
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Linda Fox, Chief
Adult Mental Health Division
P.O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
(808) 586-4770
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN
Christine Donkervoet, Chief
Child & Adolescent MH Division
Department of Health
3627 Kilauea Avenue, Suite 101
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 733-9333
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Stanley C. Yee, Chief
Developmental Disabilities Division
P. O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
(808) 586-5840
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Diana Tizard, Executive Director
State Planning Council on DD
919 Ala Moana Blvd., #113
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 586-8100
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Gary Smith, Executive Director
Protection and Advocacy Agency
1580 Makaloa Street, Suite 1060
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 949-2922; (800) 882-1057 (in HI)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Contact Protection & Advocacy Agency
(see 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
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Francine Wai, Director
Commission on Persons with Disabilities
HI State Coordinating Council on Deafness
919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 101
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 586-8121 (V/TTY); (808) 586-8130 (TTY)
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Evangeline Barney, Acting Assistant Superintendent
Office of Accountability and School Instructional Support
P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, HI 96804
(808) 586-3446
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Pacific Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
2168 shattuck Avenue, Suite 301
Berkeley, CA 94704-1307
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
Web: www.adapacific.org
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CH.A.D.D)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
Web: www.add.org
Autism
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org
Brain Injury
Wendy Vandewaal, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Hawaii
1775 So. Beretania, Rm. 203
Honolulu, HI 96826
(808) 941-0372
Cerebral Palsy
Donna Fouts, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii
414 Kuwili Street, Suite #105
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 532-6744
Epilepsy
Tracy Trevorrew, President
Epilepsy Foundation of Hawaii
P. O. Box 61033
Honolulu, HI 96839
(808) 951-7705
Learning Disabilities
Jennifer Schember-Lang, Executive Director
Learning Disabilities Association of HI
200 North Vineyard Blvd., #310
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 536-9684 (V/TTY); (800) 533-9684
Mental Health
Greg Farstrup, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in HI
200 North Vineyard Blvd., #300
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 521-1846
Helen Chapin, President
NAMI-OAHU
770 Kapiolani Blvd., #613
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 591-1297
Sharon R. Nobriga and Vicky M. Followell
Co-Executive Directors
Hawaii Families as Allies
1001 Kamokila Blvd., #106
Kapolei, HI 96707
(808) 674-0732, ext. 113 or 114
Mental Retardation
Garrett Toguchi, Executive Director
The Arc in Hawaii
3989 Diamond Head Road
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 737-7995
Speech And Hearing
Barbara Ward, President
HI Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 235850
Honolulu, HI 96853
(808) 528-4742
Visual Impairments
Gil Johnson, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-West
111 Pine Street, Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-4845
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Robert A. Stodden, Director
Hawaii University Affiliated Program
for Developmental Disabilities, University of Hawaii at Manoa
1776 University Avenue, UA 4-6
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-5011
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Barbara Fischlowitz-Leong, Executive Director
Hawaii Assistive Technology Training and Service Project
414 Kuwili Street, #104
Honolulu, HI 96817-5050
(808) 532-7110 (V/TTY)
Web: www.hatts.org
Eric Arveson, Program Director
Aloha Special Technology Access Center, Inc. (Aloha STAC)
710 Green Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 523-5547
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT
Jasmine Williams, Project Coordinator
Assisting With Appropriate Rights in Education (AWARE)
200 North Vineyard Blvd., #310
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 536-9684 (V/TTY); (800) 533-9684
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Susan Rocco, Coordinator
Special Parent Information Network (SPIN)
919 Ala Moana Blvd. #101
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
(808) 586-8126 (V/TTY)
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Susan St. Aubin, President
Hawaii Congress of Parents, Teachers, and Students
P.O. Box 30254
Honolulu, HI 96820-0054
(808) 834-7872
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
John Howell, Chief Executive Officer
Easter Seals Hawaii
710 Green Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 536-1015; (808) 536-1015 (TTY)