Programs & Services
New Patterns and Lasting Impressions
Kapa is born from transformation, bark softened into cloth, shaped by tools that leave lasting impressions. The kapa beater patterns press deeply, spreading and connecting material with a structural imprint. The kapa stamp patterns create designs to present meaning, identity, and story.
In the same way, our lives carry the marks of the tools we use and the choices we repeat. Each program and service of EPIC ʻOhana is like a kapa beater or stamp — offering skills, guidance, and support that shape the fabric of our daily lives. With practice, these tools can press new patterns into our behaviors, shaping strength and resilience into our ʻohana. Over time, we create cloth that is both sturdy and beautiful — a reflection of who we are and the identities we carry forward.
The Right Tools for Transformation
Every ʻohana faces different challenges, and each journey calls for its own kind of support. These programs & services meet families, youth, and caregivers where they are:
Family Services and Supports
Youth Empowerment & Transition Planning
Advocacy & Systems Transformation
Peer Support: Parents and Youth
Cultural and Community Connections
ʻOhana Conferencing
Family group decision making for Hawai‘i's at-risk children and youth.
ʻOhana Finding
Process designed to identify, locate and engage family members of children and youth who are in foster care.
Connections
Restoring Family Connections for Hawai‘i’s Foster Youth.
HI H.O.PE.S. Initiative
Creating Successful Transitions into Adulthood for Hawai‘i's Foster Youth.
E Makua Ana Youth Circle
Helping Hawaiʻi’s foster youth plan their futures.
Family Wrap Hawaiʻi
Understanding each family’s story, recognizing strengths, and identifying supports needed to get back on their feet.
Independent Living Collaborative: Hawai‘i
A statewide effort to support youth transitioning from foster care to adulthood and independent living.
Youth Partners
Young adult peers who use their lived experiences to support others currently navigating systems.
Pono Process
Support for foster youth in addressing challenges when their rights are not honored and upheld.
Parent Partners
Parents share experiences in CWS and other systems to educate, advocate, and promote parent inclusion, partnership, and empowerment.
Nā Kama a Hāloa
A community network, formed in 2018, weaving Native Hawaiian wisdom into Hawai‘i’s foster care system.