Resources

'Ohana Caregivers Links to Important

 

This page also contains links to some agencies and information about preventing health care fraud:

Healthcare Resources
Community Services
Legal Resources
Other Good Places for Support
Consumer Information

 

Healtcare Resources:

SMP Hawaii- Executive Office on Aging
Information on Medicare/Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse
(808) 586-7281
1-800-296-9422 (Statewide - Toll Free)
www.hawaii.gov/health/eoa/SMP.html

Sage Plus - Executive Office on Aging
Health Insurance and Medicare counseling
(808) 586-7299
1-888-875-9229 (Statewide - Toll Free)
www.hawaii.gov/health/eoa/SAGEP.html

National Eldercare Locator
Access to more than 4,800 service providers for every zip code in the US
1-800-677-1116

 

Community Services:

Better Business Bureau of Hawaii
(808) 536-6956 (Oahu)
1-800-222-6551 (Statewide - Toll Free)
www.hawaii.bbb.org

City & County of Honolulu Elderly Affairs (Oahu)
Main Telephone: (808) 768-7705
Information and Assistance Senior Helpline(808) 768-7700
www.elderlyaffairs.com

County Agencies on Aging
Oahu: (808) 768-7705
http://www.elderlyaffairs.com/
Kauai: (808) 241-4470
http://www.kauai.gov/default.aspx?tabid=57
Maui/Molokai/Lanai: (808) 270-7774
http://www.co.maui.hi.us/index.asp?nid=-404&badlink=/departments/Housing/aging.htm
Hawaii: (808) 961-8600
http://www.hcoahawaii.org/

Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Consumer Resource Center
(808) 587-3222
idtheft.hawaii.gov

Direct Marketing Association
Write to have your name removed from mailing lists
1120 Avenue of the Americas, NY 10036-6700
1-212-768-7277, ext. 1500
www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglist

Hawaii State Office of the Ombudsman
Complaints about state and county government agencies
(808) 587-0770
(808) 587-0774 (TTY)
www.ombudsman.hawaii.gov

Honolulu Police Department
White Collar Crime
(808) 529-3111
www.honolulupd.org

Medicare
The Official U.S Government Site for People with Medicare
1-800-633-4227
www.medicare.gov

National 'Do Not Call' Registry
Federal Trade Commission registry to stop telemarketing calls
1-888-382-1222 (Toll Free)
1-866-290-4236 (TTY)

State of Hawaii, Department of Human Services
Adult Protective Services Program
Oahu: (808) 832-5115
Kauai: (808) 241-3432
Maui, Lanai & Molokai: (808) 243-5151 (After hours, call 243-5150)
Hilo area: (808) 933-8820
Kona area: (808) 327-6280
www.hawaii.gov/dhs/protection/social_services/adult_services

 

Legal Resources:

Department of the Attorney General
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
(808) 586-1058
http://hawaii.gov/ag/criminal_justice/medicaid/index_html/view?searchterm=medicaid%20fraud%20control%20unit

Legal Aid Hotline (Statewide)
(808) 536-4302  (Oahu)
1-800-499-4302  (Statewide-Toll Free)
www.legalaidhawaii.org/contact_us.php

University of Hawaii Elder Law Program
(808) 956-6544
www.hawaii.edu/help

 

Other Good Places for Support:

AARP Hawaii
(808) 843-1906
www.aarp.org.hi

AARP (Nationwide)
1-888-687-2277
www.aarp.org

Generations United (Nationwide)
1-202-289-3979
www.gu.org

Executive Office on Aging (Statewide)
Oahu: (808) 586-0100
Kauai: (808) 274-3141
Maui: (808) 984-2400
Hawaii: (808) 974-4000
Molokai/Lanai: 1-800-468-4644
http://hawaii.gov/health/eoa/

 

Consumer Information:

Federal Trade Commission
Identity Theft
1-877-438-4338 (hotline)
www.ftc.gov/bcp/consumer.shtm

ID Theft
Honolulu Police Department
(808) 529-3111
www.honolulupd.org/community/programs/idtheft.htm

Mail Fraud U.S. Postal Inspection Service
www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/fraud/welcome.htm

Resources, Issues, and Instruction in Consumer Education
University of Hawai`i Cooperative Extension Service
www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/riice/

U.S. Consumer Information Gateway
www.consumer.gov/index.htm

Young at Heart Tips for Older Adults
www.win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/young-heart.htm