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January 24th PHOCUSED Rally

Join Us!

On Tuesday, January 24th, PHOCUSED will be having its annual rally starting at 10Am in the Capitol Rotunda to mark the beginning of session.  We hope to see everyone come out and join us.  We are looking to the administration and legislature to restore the cuts to essential services that the health and human service sector has endured over the past several years. 

 

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COALITION RECOMMENDATIONS

 

At the PHOCUSED annual meeting, the Governor and his staff invited the Health and Human service sector to collaboratively work with the Administration before the next legislative session, and to inform the administration of potential problems in specific subject matter areas.  PHOCUSED facilitated meetings with various coalitions with the intent to provide recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature. 

Below is a list of the coalitions that participated.  Please click on the name of each sector to see their specific recommendations:

 

Mental Health

Domestic violence

Youth Services

Substance Abuse Prevention

Substance Abuse Treatment

Developmental Disabilities

 

We hope that these types of facilitated discussions will assist the Governor and the Legislature in formulating their policies for this next year.  This is something PHOCUSED would like to continue to do every year.  It is our hope that these efforts will expand to other coalition participation in the future. 

 
 

ANNUAL MEETING

July 27th, 2011
 
PHOCUSED held our annual meeting on Wednesday, July 27th , at the Catholic Charities Campus in Keeamoku.  Governor Neil Abercrombie and members of his staff were our guests.  With 200 people, we were very happy with the turnout. Our Keynote Speaker was Annabel Chotzen, and we were also entertained by to two community groups: Harmony’s Hula of Lanakila MP Senior Center and the Signing Stars of Goodwill Industries Hawaii.  Our first address was from the Governor, followed by a panel discussion with his Department Heads and key staff members. 
 

 

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