NAMI Programs and Services are for people whose lives have been affected by mental illness.
Through NAMI Hawai'i, you’ll meet other individuals and family members who have struggled with mental illness. We come together, in a safe and comfortable setting, to share each other's pain, promote hope and build a better tomorrow for our loved ones and for ourselves. We in Hawaii are committed to offering community-focused education, support, and advocacy programs for consumers, family caregivers, professionals, and our community at large.
Families, friends, and mental health professionals can participate in educational programs that are designed to help them gain a greater understanding of mental illness, develop empathy, and be more effective in helping folks affected by mental illness.
A free 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses that discusses the clinical treatment of these illnesses and teaches the knowledge and skills that family members need to cope more effectively, feel empowered to advocate for their loved ones. Our programs are taught by trained family members who have experienced living with mental illness.
Location: : NAMI Hawai'i Office 770 Kapiolani Blvd. Ste. 613
Contact: Meda Brown: (808) 341-5847 -
Registration Required, CALL Email: medabrown@gmail.com
Date: Saturdays - January 21st through April 7th
Time: 2:00 - 4:30 pm
Location: : NAMI Hawai'i Office 770 Kapiolani Blvd. Ste. 613
Contact: Charlotte Boyd: (808) 536-2225 -
Registration Required, CALL Email:
charlotteboyd21@yahoo.comPEARL CITY
Date: Fridays -
January 6th through March 23rd Time: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: :Trinity United Methodist Church 1716 Komo Mai Drive
Contact: Phil Enomoto (808) 620-1336 -
Registration Required, CALL Email: penomoto@gmail.com
MAUI
KIHEI
Date: Thursdays - January 5th through March 22rd
Time: 5:30- 8:00 pm
Location: Kalama Heights Community Workshop Space
101 Kanani Rd, Kihei 96753 - Registration Required, CALL
Contact: Shareen Seykota (808) 879-8300 or 572-5790
Email: MauiShareen@gmail.com
Big Island of HAWAI'I
HILO
Date: Saturdays - March 3rd through April 7th 2012 NEW!
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Hawaii County Office of Aging - Aging and Disability Resource Center
1055 Kino'ole St, Hilo, HI 96720 - Registration Required, CALL
Contact: Carolyn Oki at (808) 935-3518.
Family Support Groups
(Listed by Island and Community)
Big Island of HAWAI'I
HILO
Contact: Carolyn Oki (808) 935-3518 or Carol Denis (808) 935-0615
Email: info@namihawaii.org
Location: 688 Kinoole Street #15A
Date: Last Friday of the month
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
KONA
Contact: Dana Lewis(808) 896-7203
Email: info@namihawaii.org
Location: Kona Paradise Clubhouse, across Seaview Circle/Old 7-11 Store
Date: Last Tuesday of the month
Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm
WAIMEA
Contact: Leslie Patton (808) 889-5002 or Pam Kimbell (808) 884-5266
Email: info@namihawaii.org
Location: Call for Information
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O'AHU
HONOLULU
Contact: Charlotte Boyd: (808) 536-2225
Email: info@namihawaii.org
Location: NAMI Hawaii Office 770 Kapiolani Blvd. Ste. 613
Date: 3rd Saturday of the month
Time: 12:15 - 1:30 pm
HONOLULU
Contact: Gladys Leong (808) 956-8709
Email: info@namihawaii.org
Location: NAMI Hawaii Office 770 Kapiolani Blvd. Ste. 613
Date: Last Friday of the month
Time: 5:30 pm
MANOA
Contact: Mike and Margie Durant (808) 591-1297
Email: info@namihawaii.org
Location: 2790 Kahaloa Drive
Date: 2nd Tuesday of the month
Time: 7:00 pm
PEARL CITY
Contact: Phil Enomoto (808) 620-1336
Email: info@namihawaii.org
Location: Trinity United Methodist Church 1716 Komo Mai Drive
Date: 1st Saturday of the month - NEW DAY
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
MAUI
KIHEI
Contact: Robert Collesano
Email: robertcollesano@gmail.com
Location: Kalama Heights Community Workshop Space 101 Kanani Road
Date: Thursdays - weekly
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm, with potluck dinner and pupus at 5:00 - 5:30 pm.
PUKALANI
Contact: Harriet Collopy (808) 572-3757
Email: info@namihawaii.org
Location: 2741 Leolani Place, Pukalani 96768
Date: 2nd Monday of the month
Time: 5:00 pm
NAMI On Campus
Living Recovery is a peer- and student-led mental health awareness and education program currently being offered at Remington College in Honolulu.
Contact: Ann Emura (808) 591-1297
Email: info@namihawaii.org
Location: Remington College
Date: call NAMI Hawai'i office for schedule
Interested in seeing Living Recovery offered at your campus?
Contact us at (808) 591-1297 or info@namihawaii.org.
Women's Support
HONOLULU – Women on Wellness (W.O.W. – Women Only) 2012 UPDATE!
Leaders: Macey Luo and Joanne Lundstrom
Location: Moiliili Community Center, Room 102 at 2535 S. King Street
Date: 2nd Monday of each month - BEGINNING FEBRUARY 13, 2012
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm
An original NAMI Hawaii support group created to address mental health needs of women. Topics include depression, self-esteem PMS, menopause, stress/anger management, post-partum, mind/body balance and more. Take the “S” off your chest and relax.
For Providers
Provider Education
Education for care providers and agency staff on the impact of mental illness on family caregivers.
Facilitated by consumers, professionals, and family members.
Designed to promote understanding, insight, and supportive relationships.
Contact NAMI Hawai'i @ 591-1297 or info@namihawaii.org.
Advocacy
A voice on mental illness, NAMI Hawai'i advocates for improved access to services and social supports, early intervention and science-based practices that promote recovery, and build skills and resilience.
We work with our leaders, the media, and our communities to dispel myths, stereotypes and prejudice. Together, we fight stigma and discrimination and build awareness that mental illness is an illness like any other.
Resources available through our Honolulu office include:
* Information and Referrals
* Call-in Line
* Website
* Printed materials
* Consumer representation
* One-on-one support
* Volunteer opportunities
Coming soon to an Island near you
NAMI Smarts for Advocacy: Telling Your Story (Oahu, Maui, Big Island)
A brief or expandable grassroots course to help folks write or tell their personal stories from powerful lived experiences. Designed to help you communicate and inspire each other, funders, lawmakers, media, and coalition partners as people tell their truths about living with mental illness.
Contact us at (808) 591-1297 or info@namihawaii.org for more information. Our strength comes from our members, so please join us as we work to improve the lives of all people in Hawai'i who are affected by mental illness.
Other NAMI Programs
The following NAMI programs are not currently offered in Hawaii. If you are interested in seeing any of these programs in Hawai'i, please contact us.
* NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group
90-minute weekly support group run by persons who live with mental illness for other persons
with any diagnosis who also live with mental illness.
* Peer-to-Peer
Free course for consumers containing individual relapse prevention planning, a
debriefing/storytelling week, and an advance directive for psychiatric care.
* In Our Own Voice
One-and-a-half hour interactive, multimedia presentation by consumers that offers hope and
provides insight into the recovery now possible for people with mental illness.
* Hearts & Minds
Multimedia program about healthy, accessible, and affordable lifestyle changes designed to
reduce cardiac risk among people with mental illness.
* NAMI Basics
NAMI Signature education program for parents and other caregivers of children and
adolescents living with mental illnesses.
