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http://www.hwpa.net/

Hawaii Waiver Provider Association

As a statewide association of services providers, the Hawaii Waiver Providers Association (HWPA) provides leadership to collaborate and shape the service system to most meet the needs of our ultimate customer, the individual with mental retardation and developmental disabilities (MR/DD).

http://www.hawaiiunitedway.org/

Hawaii Island United Way

Essential health and human service programs include substance abuse treatment, services for the mentally and physically challenged, emergency shelter, food and health care for the homeless, youth recreation and family support services, just to name a few

http://www.kona-kohala.com/

Kona Kohala Chamber of Commerce
The Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce (KKCC). The Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce is the leading business advocacy organization on the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii.

http://www.hiddc.org/

Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities
The Hawai'i State Council on Developmental Disabilities is mandated by federal (P.L. 106-402) and state (Chapter 333E, Hawaii Revised Statutes) laws to: plan, coordinate, evaluate, monitor, and advocate on behalf of individuals with developmental disabilities; and assure that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families participate in the design of and have access to culturally competent services, supports, and other assistance and opportunities that promote independence, productivity, and integration, and inclusion into the community.

http://www.hawaii.gov/health/dcab/home/

Disability and Communication Access Board

As of January 1, 2000, the DCAB became one Governor-appointed board replacing three former boards: the Commission on Persons with Disabilities, the Hawaii State Coordinating Council on Deafness, and the Architectural Access Committee.

The DCAB is comprised of seventeen (17) board members, who are Governor-appointed volunteers. Members include:

persons with disabilities,

parents or guardians of persons with disabilities,

public and private providers of service, and

other professionals who are knowledgeable in the areas for which DCAB has rule-making authority.

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