Sustainability team

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The Sustainability Team is Kākou for Keiki’s core leadership group, whose kuleana is to make sure the collaborative’s mission and vision is honored in everything K4K does, and to sustain its work for the long-term.

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Meet our Sustainability leaders

The following individuals currently serve as members of the Sustainability Team:

Debbi Amaral
Early Childhood Services Director

Maui Economic Opportunity

Leslie Garo
K4K Family Leader Coordinator

Kākou for Keiki

Erin Henderson Lacerdo
Executive Director

Association for Infant Mental Health Hawai'i

Jessica Kaneakua
K4K Family Leader Coordinator

Kākou for Keiki

Mālia Kaupe
Executive Director

Kalauokekahuli

Edeluisa Baguio-Larena
Chief Executive Officer

Maui Family Support Services, Inc.

Nicole Relacion
Board of Directors

Kalauokekahuli

Me‘ja Kaniho
Statewide Program Director – He Lei Piko Home Visiting Program

Keiki O Ka 'Āina

Dr. Bobbie-Jo Moniz-Tadeo
Director/Early Childhood Specialist

IMUA Family Services

Ka‘iluani Galon
Child & Youth Program Specialist IV,

Department of Health/Family Health Services Division

K4K Sustainability team

The organizations represented within the Sustainability Team play a vital role in supporting the health, development, and well-being of Maui County’s youngest keiki and their caregivers, and we encourage you to connect with them directly!

While some of our K4K Sustainability Team partner organizations provide services that span the full spectrum of life from keiki to kūpuna, on this page, we are highlighting the programs and resources specifically serving families with children prenatal to age five. Feel free to mention Kākou for Keiki if you decide to reach out!

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Kalauokekahuli supports Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander families by providing culturally-based prenatal, birth, and postpartum education and services.

Best Direct Contact:

Mālia Kaupe
kalauokekahuli@gmail.com
www.kalauokekahuli.org
Instagram: @kalauokekahuli

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Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO) serves Maui’s youngest keiki through its Head Start and Early Head Start programs, offering high-quality early childhood education and comprehensive family support to promote school readiness and overall well-being.

Best Direct Contact:

808-249-2988
ecs@meoinc.org
MEO Family Center, 99 Mahalani Street in Wailuku
https://www.meoinc.org/programs-services/early-childhood-services/
Social Media: Facebook @MEOHeadstart.KahiKamalii, Instagram @mauieconomicopportunity

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IMUA Family Services supports children prenatal to age five with developmental screenings, early intervention, and inclusive early childhood education, helping each child reach their full potential in a nurturing, family-centered environment.

Best Direct Contact:

Ask for Samantha
(808) 244-7467
info@discoverimua.com
Imua Early Childhood Development Center
161 S. Wakea Avenue, Kahului
https://discoverimua.com/early-intervention-services/
Social Media: Facebook @imuafamily; Instagram @discoverimua

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Maui Family Support Services (MFSS) provides family strengthening programs including home visiting, parent education, comprehensive center-based child development programs, childcare subsidies, father/male engagement, parent-child interaction, early literacy, youth services, navigation services, and outreach and early identification 

Best Direct Contact:

808.242.0900
keikimatters@mfss.org
1844 Wili Pa Loop, Wailuku, HI 96793
https://mfss.org/infant-toddler-development-centers/
Social Media: Instagram @mauifamilysupportservices; Facebook @mfssorg

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Hawai’i State Department of Health/Family Health Services Division - Hi‘ilei Developmental Screening Program is a FREE resource that provides developmental screens and information for families.

Best Direct Contact:

Eden Watabayashi
(808) 733-4971
eden.watabayashi@doh.hawaii.gov
https://health.hawaii.gov/cshcn/hiileihawaii/

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Association for Infant Mental Health in Hawaiʻi (AIMH-HI) promotes the social-emotional health of infants and young children by supporting professionals who work with families through training, reflective supervision, and advocacy grounded in infant and early childhood mental health principles.

Best Direct Contact:

Erin Henderson Lacerdo or Erika Warner
erin@aimhhi.org or erika@aimhhi.org
https://aimhhi.org/maui-resources
Social Media: Instagram @aimh.hi

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Keiki O Ka ʻĀina (KOKA) offers home visiting, parent education, and family engagement programs rooted in Native Hawaiian values to support the growth, development, and cultural connection of keiki and their ʻohana from prenatal to age five.

Best Direct Contact:

Ask for Gina
808-699-7416
gina@koka.org
811 Kolu Street, Unit 101, Wailuku, HI  96793
www.koka.org
Social Media: IG @keikiokaaina_hawaii, Facebook: @keiki.o.ka.aina.flc

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