Legal Aid Society of Hawaii HOME

The Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i has gathered a list of helpful resources to assist you. Choose one of the options below to browse through a listing of Legal Aid's Self-Help Materials, check Affordable Rental Listings online, or search for other social service agencies or legal service providers in your community.

Please understand that this web site is designed to provide general information only and should NOT be used as a substitute for professional legal advice about your situation.

To download a GENERAL BROCHURE about LEGAL AID

GOVERNMENT TO CUT GENERAL ASSISTANCE (GA) BY 50%
EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2009

To find out what you can do to survive these cuts

For more GA related informational brochures

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION ADVOCATE & CLIENT
SELF-HELP MATERIALS

To access over 120 self-help resource materials to assist you with your non-criminal legal needs, primarily in the areas of Housing, Affordable Housing, Family, Consumer, and Public Benefits Law.

AFFORDABLE RENTAL LISTINGS
To view Affordable Rental Listings online and access other online resources for individuals looking for affordable housing in Hawai`i.

MORE INFORMATIONAL LEGAL AID BROCHURES

HELPFUL SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES &

OTHER LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS

American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii

808-522-5900

www.acluhawaii.org

Domestic Violence Action Center (DVAC) - Domestic Violence Issues

P.O. Box 3198

Honolulu, Hawai`i 96801-3198

808-531-3771 HOTLINE

800-690-6200 toll-free

808-534-0040 phone

dvclh@stoptheviolence.org

Child & Family Services (CFS)

Child & Family Service
91-1841 Ft. Weaver Rd.
Ewa Beach, Hawaii 96706

Phone: 808-681-3500

Child Support Enforcement Agengy

601 Kamokila Blvd.

Kapolei, HI 96707

1-888-317-9081

Hawaii Disability Rights Center

A protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities. Provides outreach, education, training, individual case advocacy and legal representation.

808-949-2922

Hawaii Immigrant Justice Center (formerly Na Loio)

- Immigrants Rights, Labor Trafficking

810 N. Vineyard Boulevard Honolulu, Hawai'i 96817

Phone: 808-847-8828

Hawai State Judiciary

www.courts.state.hi.us/index.jsp

Mediation Center of the Pacific

200 N. Vineyard Blvd., #320

Honolulu, HI 96817

808-521-6767

Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation

Represents Native Hawaiians in their assertions of rights to land, natural resources, and related entitlements.

808-521-2302

Pacific Alliance to Stop Slavery (PASS) - Resource for trafficking victims who need services (both international and U.S. Citizens) www.traffickjamming.org

Parents & Children Together (PACT) - Child Abuse Services
& Domestic Violence Issues

1505 Dillingham Blvd. Ste 208
Honolulu, HI 96817
tel: 808-832-0855
TOLL FREE 1-800-815-8413
Email: fpc@pacthawaii.org

The Salvation Army - Sex/Labor Trafficking

Hawaii Anti-Trafficking Hotline: 808-292-5535

www.myspace.com/freedomrestoredhawaii

www.freedomrestoredhawaii.org

Sex Abuse Treatment Center (SATC) - Sex Assault Treatment & Counselling

55 Merchant Street, 22nd Fl.

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
24-hour Hotline: 808-524-RAPE (7273)

University of Hawaii Elder Law Program

Provides free legal services to seniors who are over 60 with financial need

808-956-6544

Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii

Provides free or reduced cost civil legal services with volunteer attorneys for low income clients.

808-528-7046 (1-800-839-5200)

For more listings

The purpose of the intake Hotline is to provide easy access to services at the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii. Primarily, our clients can apply for services through our toll-fee state-wide phone service, which operates

MONDAY - FRIDAY

9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the morning, OR

1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the afternoon

URGENT NOTICE (OAHU) - Starting July 1, 2009 Legal Aid will not have Walk-In Intake Service or CEJ (Computer Access) service open to the public after 11:30am.

HOTLINE NUMBERS:

OAHU (808) 536-4302

WINDWARD (808) 239-5707

WAIANAE (808) 696-6321

1-800-499-4302 on the NEIGHBOR ISLANDS, or

HILO (808) 934-0678

KONA (808) 329-8331

KAUAI (808) 245-7580

LANAI (808) 565-6089

MAUI (808) 242-0724

MOLOKAI (808) 553-3251

Our Hotline Advocates first screen applicants for eligibility for our services. The intake advocate then makes sure that the legal problem falls within Legal Aid’s priorities and is not prohibited by Legal Services Corporation (LSC) rules.

Once the applicant passes the eligibility requirements, the caller is then interviewed about their legal problem. The intake advocate then gives the caller counsel and advice i.e. telling the caller about their legal rights and what their legal options are. All of this information is then officially recorded in a docket (electronic file).

To see if you QUALIFY for Legal Aid services

The Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i has a number of special projects that are designed to assist individuals with various legal needs. Many of these projects are funded through grants or contracts with other agencies.

(Click on program below)

1. Affordable Lawyers Project

2. Americorps Access to Justice Project

3. Brown Bags Seminars

4. Center for Equal Justice (CEJ)

5. District Courthouse Advocacy Project (District CAP)

6. Domestic Violence Project

7. Fair Housing Enforcement Program (FHEP)

8. Family Courthouse Advocacy Project (Family CAP)

9. General Legal Services

10. Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) Project

11. Homeless Holistic Civil Legal Services Project