Hawai'i
Hawai’i has taken a multi-faceted health and housing approach towards ending homelessness. This approach brings together public and private collaborations to meet the housing and health-related social needs of individuals experiencing homelessness. Through the Accelerator, the state's Medicaid agency and its partner organizations seeks to learn from the experience of other states that have implemented or expanded housing-related supports and services for similar populations, particularly those experiencing behavioral health challenges. The Accelerator will help Hawai’i formalize the existing collaboration among various state agencies and key stakeholders to expand the implementation of housing-related supports and services in Hawai‘i-- particularly in geographically isolated and rural areas. The state seeks to develop a coordinated system that connects and supports individuals through all housing, health, and social care programs and systems.
The team is led by Hawai’i’s state Medicaid agency and includes agencies representing developmental disability, aging, and behavioral health services, as well as the public housing authority, housing and homeless organizations, community service organizations, and healthcare providers.
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Hawai'i is willing to share its partnership assessment for the 3/14 learning track with other HSPA states. (It is not for general distribution.) If you have a question or comment for the Hawai'i team, please use this discussion board.
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Hawaii's team consists of the following individuals:
Alana Iwalani Souza
Anna Pruitt, PhD., Director, Office for Poverty Research & Action, University of Hawai'i
Annie Valentin
Anton C. Krucky, Director, Department of Community Services, City & County of Honolulu
Benjamin Park, Chief Housing Planner, Hawai'i Public Housing Authority
Brandee Menino, Chairperson, Bridging the Gap Hawai'i
Brandon Mitsuda
Caroline Cadirao, Director, Executive Office on Aging
Catherine Makishima, Director, QUEST Integration
Deborah Miyagi, Private Secretary, City & County of Honolulu
Debra Shimizu, LSW, Chairperson, Ho'omaluhia Advisory Council
Hakim A. Ouansafi, Executive Director, The Hawai'i Public Housing Authority
Harold Brackeen, III, Administrator of Homeless Programs Office, Department of Human Services
Jessica Machler, Senior Program Manager, Rural Health & Social Engagement, USAging
John Barile, PhD, Professor, College of Psychology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
John Mizuno, Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, Office of the Governor
Jon Fujii, Health Care Services Administrator, Med-QUEST
Joshua Holmes, Hawai'i State Department of Health
Judy Mohr Peterson, PhD, Administrator, Med-QUEST
Laura Thielen, Executive Director, Partners in Care
Lindsay Pacheco, Founder, Ka Po'e O Kaka'ako (KPOK)
Marian Tsuji, Deputy Director, Behavioral Health Services, Hawai'i State Department of Health
Mary Brogan, Administrator Developmental Disabilities Division, Hawai'i State Department of Health
Michael K. Champion, MD, Senior Advisor for Mental Health & the Justice System, Office of the Governor
Morgan Esarey, Coordinated Entry System Manager, Partners in Care, Oahu's Continuum of Care
Ranjani Starr, Health Analytics & Informatics Administrator, State of Hawai'i
Sarielyn Curtis, Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions
Scott Morishige, Division Administrator, Benefit, Employment & Support Svcs. Division, State of Hawai'i, DHS
Scott Sivik, President, 'Ohana Health Plan
Thais Reis-Henrie, Program Manager, Public Consulting Group
Vanessa Khachik
Victorio Tolentino, Med-QUEST
Wendie Lino, State of Hawai'i, Developmental Disabilities Division
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