Community Resources
There are many great programs outside of UH Hilo. Below we have compiled a list of community resources that are completely free and available to anyone in our community who may be seeking help.
On this page:
- Services Directory
- Emergency
- Mental Health
- Active Military/Veteran General Support
- Medical, Financial, and Nutrition Assistance
- Grief and Bereavement Support
- Health Centers
- Homelessness
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Legal Assistance
- Restraining Orders
- Self-Help/12-Step Groups
- STD/HIV/ Family Planning
- Substance Use
- Tobacco Cessation
- Transportation
Services Directory
Emergency
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline : 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
- Crisis Line of Hawaiʻi: 1-800-753-6879 (Oʻahu: (808) 832-3100)
- YWCA Sexual Assault Support Services Crisis Line : (808) 935-0677
- Hale ʻOhana Domestic Abuse Shelter Hilo: (808) 959-8864
Mental Health
- Counseling Services (speak to a counselor for community provider referrals): (808) 932-7465
- State of Hawaiʻi, Department of Health Adult Mental Health Division (AMHD) Crisis Line: 1-800-753-6879
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Hawaiʻi : (808) 591-1297
- Mental Health America of Hawaiʻi : 1-800-753-6879
Active Military/Veteran General Support
- Veterans Crisis Line : 1-800-273-8255
- Vet Center, Hilo: (808) 969-3833
- Veterans Resource Page
Medical, Financial, and Nutrition Assistance
- State of Hawaiʻi DHS/Financial Assistance
- North Hilo: (808) 933-0331
- South Hilo: (808) 981-2754
- Food Basket : (808) 933-6030
- Hilo United Methodist Church Peanut Butter Ministry : (808) 935-2144
Grief and Bereavement Support
- Hawaiʻi Care Choices Bereavement Team: (808) 969-1733
- Counseling Services Grief and Loss
Health Centers
- Hawaiʻi Island Community Health Center in Hilo, Kaʻū, Keaʻau, and Pāhoa
- Hilo Women's Health Center : (808) 333-3600
- Hilo Medical Center : (808) 932-3000
- Emergency Room : (808) 932-3900
- Hui Mālama Ola Nā ʻŌiwi Primary Care Clinic : (808) 969-9220
- State of Hawaiʻi DOH/Public Health Nursing, Hilo: (808) 974-6025
Homelessness
- HOPE Services Hawaiʻi : (808) 935-3050
Intimate Partner Violence
Alternatives to Violence (Child & Family Services) : (808) 935-2188
- Domestic Violence Hotline : (808) 959-8864
Hale Ohana Domestic Abuse Shelter Hilo: (808) 959-8864
Legal Assistance
- Domestic Violence Action Center Legal Helpline: 1-800-690-6200
- Hawaiʻi Immigrant Justice Center : 1-800-499-4302
- Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi : (808) 961-2851
- Victim Assistance Unit: (808) 934-3306
- Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center , Hilo: 1-800-882-1057 or (808) 949-2922
Restraining Orders
- District Court (non-relatives/partners): (808) 961-7470
- Family Court (relatives/partners): (808) 969-7798
- Domestic Violence Action Center Legal Helpline: 1-800-690-6200
- Alternatives to Violence (Child & Family Services): (808) 935-2188 Assists in filing temporary restraining orders for Family Court: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1045A Kilauea Ave.
Self-Help/12-Step Groups
- Al-anon East Hawaiʻi : (808) 935-0971
- Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) East Hawaiʻi : (808) 961-6133
- Narcotics Anonymous (NA) The Big Island of Hawaiʻi Helpline: (808) 769-6016
- Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, Kona : (937) 701-7522
STD/HIV/ Family Planning
- Kumukahi Health (formerly Hawaiʻi Island HIV/AIDS Foundation) : (808) 982-8800
Substance Use
- ʻOhana Counseling Services Substance Abuse Treatment: (808) 935-4412
- Lokahi Treatment Center, Hilo: (808) 969-9292
- Big Island Substance Abuse Council (BISAC) : (808) 969-9994
Tobacco Cessation
- Free! Hawaiʻi Tobacco Quit Line 1-800-784-8669
- Narcotics Anonymous (NA) The Big Island of Hawaiʻi Helpline: (808) 769-6016
Transportation
- Hele-on Bus : (808) 961-8343