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MEDIA RELEASE The 16th Annual Huggo’s Wahine Tournament is set for Saturday, July 30. Hawaii’s only all-women tournament is looking for wahine (women) anglers for its legendary tournament of fun, sun and of course, great fishing along the Kona coast. Entry fee is $400 per team and includes four anglers, captain and crew aboard some […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the nation’s oldest and largest children and families’ literacy nonprofit organization, named Family Support Services of West Hawaii as the “Program of the Month” for June. Located in Kailua-Kona, FSSWH spreads awareness about the lifelong consequences of child abuse and neglect. Founded in 1979, the organization’s mission is to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Family Support Services of West Hawaii (FSSWH) has been awarded a $57,500 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to support Na Makuakane Maikai O Hawaii — Great Fathers of Hawaii. This Hawaii Island Fatherhood Initiative was designed to increase father involvement in the lives of children and promote responsible fathering practices. This […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Family Support Services of West Hawaii has hired Patrick “Paki” Story as its new executive director. For the last 4 years, Story has served as program director for the Healthy Start and Enhanced Healthy Start programs, and more recently as program manager for the Kailua-Kona and Ka’u Child Development Programs at Family Support […]

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Family Support Services of West Hawaii (FSSWH) has received a $5,000 grant from the Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO) to support its Na Makuakane Maika’i ‘O Hawaii—Great Fathers of Hawaii—Fatherhood Initiative. The initiative’s counseling, educational and public awareness activities continue to highlight the importance of father involvement in the lives of children.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Fatherhood Initiative, a program of Family Support Services of West Hawaii, will be celebrating its fifth year in an event on Saturday June 27th. The mission of the Fatherhood program is “to support men in developing and applying the Fathering Skills needed to be a positive influence to their children”. With Father’s […]

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