Legal & Family Services
Family Services
Information on child welfare services and adult and community care services.
Hawai‘i‘s most comprehensive, private human service organization with programs on O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, Maui, Lana‘i, Moloka‘i, and the Big Island. Serves: youth, children, adults and the elderly.
Order a Hawai‘i birth or marriage certificate from the Department of Health online vital records ordering system.
Hawai‘i Foster & Adoptive Care Information
Domestic Violence Action Center
The Domestic Violence Action Center serves victims through legal representation, advocacy, civil and criminal court outreach, dating violence education and technical assistance to the community.
Federally funded program that provides Hawai‘i residents with nourishing supplemental foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and health and social service referrals.
PACT - Parents and Children Together (A Family Service Agency)
Information regarding early childhood education, child abuse & neglect prevention & treatment, domestic violence prevention & treatment, mental health support, and community building & economic development.
Benefit, Employment and Support Services (Department of Human Services)
A wide variety of services aimed at providing clients with monthly benefits to assist them with such essentials as food, shelter, and child care, as well as employment support, work-training and dependency diversion and prevention.
Hawai‘i State Commission on Status of Women
Works for equality for women and girls in the state by acting as a catalyst for positive change through advocacy, education, collaboration and program development.
Hawai‘i Commission on Fatherhood
The mission of the Hawai‘i State Commission on Fatherhood is to promote healthy family relationships between parents and children by emphasizing the important role fathers play in the lives of their children.
Need to know if your contractor or other professional is licensed? Do you need to file a complaint? Do you think your car is a lemon? Need assistance with a landlord-tenant issue?
List of Missing Children and Missing Children Search
Legal Services
Full list of Hawai‘i court forms by circuit.
Provides free or low-cost legal help to low-income residents and the non-profit organizations serving them in communities across the state. Clients must meet income guidelines to be eligible for services.
The Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i provides help to individuals and families who cannot afford to hire a private attorney for their civil legal needs. Legal Aid primarily assists in the areas of family law, housing law, consumer law, and public benefits law.
Hawai‘i Lawyer Referral Service
Free hotline service provided by the Hawai‘i State Bar Association, to assist the public in locating attorneys for a variety of areas of law.
Crime Victim Compensation Commission
The Commission provides compensation to victims of violent crimes for their crime-related injuries and losses, and to "Good Samaritans" for injuries or property damage suffered in the prevention of a crime or apprehension of a criminal.