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Below are helpful publications including directories of community organizations, service providers, and other companies that offer products and services for aging, disability and caregiving.

Honolulu 2012-2014 Senior Information and Assistance Handbook (Single Page PDF Version, 100 pages)

Honolulu 2012-2014 Senior Information and Assistance Handbook (Printable PDF Booklet Version)

• Tip: Print 2-sided (i.e.,"duplex"), and be sure to select "Flip over" or "Flip on short edge" option, depending on printing device.

Family Caregiving Guide- written to help those that are providing long term care to others. Includes information and advice about services available in Honolulu County.

Family Caregiving Guide (2013 edition)

Family Caregiving Guide (2008 edition)  

 Aloha Pumehana - Elderly Affairs Division's quarterly newsletter

Oahu Housing Guide - a listing of housing options on Oahu for the elderly. Some are apartments for low to moderate-income elders only, usually 62 years and older ("Elderly"); some are for moderate to high-income elders 55 and older looking for residences with additional support and amenities ("Retirement"); others do not have age restrictions and are based solely on low-income ("Family") or homeless situations("Emergency/Transitional").  This includes low-income senior apartments, Assisted Living Facilities, low-income family housing, transitional housing, and homeless shelters. 

For elders who should not be living alone and need in-home support but do not require the level of care of a Nursing Home, consider Adult Residential Care Homes or Adult Foster Homes (Community Care Foster Family Homes).

The Oahu Housing Guide is a project of the Elderly Affairs Division and the Housing Assistance Program of Catholic Charities Hawaii. Watch video: "How to Access Low Income Senior Apts" from the Kupuna Education Center at KCC.

• List of Oahu Housing by Type (Project names sorted by Type then Area)
• List of Oahu Housing by Area  (Project names sorted by Area then Type)
• Oahu Housing Projects - summary (Summary information including age criteria and contact information) 
• Oahu Housing Projects- detailed (Detailed information including approximate costs and waitlists)

Deciding "What's Next?": A Legal Handbook for Hawaii's Older Persons, Families and Other Caregivers - this handbook will guide you in a simplified way through several areas of legal concerns facing caregivers and the persons they care for.

Guide to Better Hearing (March 2007)- learn how to determine if you are experiencing hearing loss, and find services that can help address this common problem.

Helpful publications from other organizations:

• Housing Options for Seniors on Oahu (PDF, 2.05 Mb), a publication by Kokua Kalihi Valley.
• A Shopper's Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance (PDF, 3.4 Mb), a publication by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
• Guardianship Pro-Se Packet (PDF, 270 Kb), by the Hawaii Family Court. This packet explains the steps necessary to establish guardianship of an incapacitated person (unable to communicate due to illness or injury).
• Hawaii's Fraud Prevention & Resource Guide (May 2008)
• Ohana Caregivers, publications for caregivers from the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).  Topics include healthcare fraud and raising grandchildren.
•  A Consumer Guide to Mental Health Services in Hawaii, by Mental Health America of Hawaii.
• Advanced Healthcare Directive form and POLST(Physician's Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) form from Kokua Mau, Hawaii's Hospice and Pallative Care Organization.

Organizations - not yet listed in our online provider database?

• Click here to read the ADRC Hawaii Database Policies and Procedures and how to apply.
• Click here to download an application form.

Organizations - We want your updated information.

If you are currently listed in our database, you can update your information online.

• Go to "Find Services" and locate your organization in the online directory.
• In the Provider Details section, click on the link that says “Request to Update Provider Information.”
• Complete the online form and click “Submit.”
• We will follow-up with you after we receive your request.

Please Contact Us if you have any questions.