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MEDIA RELEASE North Hawaii will lose $125,000 in federal funds unless $30,000 needed for matching operational funding can be secured by the end of the month, according to North Hawaii Drug-Free Coalition (NHDFC), a project of Five Mountains Hawaii. This 10th and final year grant is scheduled to begin Sept. 30. NHDFC was recently notified […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Young people have a voice in underage drinking prevention on Hawaii Island, and a new way to reach out to peers and their parents. Community outreach stations set up by island youth provide information to help kids and adults understand the risks of alcohol use before age 21. As part of its commitment […]

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Five Mountains Hawaii, a 501(c)3 nonprofit in Waimea, has been contracted by the County of Hawaii, to implement a public awareness and coalition building campaign to prevent underage drinking. The $100,000 contract is part of the Hawaii Strategic Prevention Framework-State Incentive Grant (SPF-SIG).

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MEDIA RELEASE The North Hawaii Drug-Free Coalition (NHDFC), a project of Five Mountains Hawaii, recently appointed Deanna Kackley as Program Coordinator, a position previously shared by Jan Sears and Lori Eldridge, who served NHDFC since 2007. Kackley, originally from Kauai, has lived on Hawaii Island for more than 20 years. She spent the last five […]

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