Click the link below to connect with a UH Basic Needs Café Assistant who can help UH students with locating and securing basic needs including food, housing and financial resources. Café hours are Sunday to Thursday 8pm to midnight and Monday to Friday 8am to noon.
Students are also welcome to reach out via email uhsbn@hawaii.edu. Responses are provided promptly during café hours.
Hawaiʻi CC Kahuaola Basic Needs Center
Food Assistance
Financial Help
Health Services
Housing & Shelter
Additional Resources
- Aloha United Way
- University of Hawai‘i Resources
- Internet Kokua Program Enrollment Form
- Rental and Utility Relief Program
- Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
- Affordable Connectivity Program
Campus Point of Contact
Kate De Soto, Mental Health Therapist, kdesoto@hawaii.edu
Christine Quintana, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, cdamate@hawaii.edu
Hawaiʻi CC Campus Committee
Kate De Soto, Mental Health Therapist, kdesoto@hawaii.edu
Christine Quintana, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, cdamate@hawaii.edu
Noʻel Tagab-Cruz, I Ola Hāloa Center for Hawaiʻi Life Styles Coordinator, tagab@hawaii.edu
Karen Crowell, Counselor, kcrowell@hawaii.edu
Kesha Kubo, Information Center, keshas@hawaii.edu
Monica Burnett, I Ola Hāloa, mburnett@hawaii.edu
Randiann Tokeshi, TRIO Director, rtokeshi@hawaii.edu
Tymika- Rose Miller- Pajimola, Student Representative, tmillerp@hawaii.edu
Warren Walker, Counselor, warrenwa@hawaii.edu
Donna Madrid, Faculty, dhkanekoa@hawaii.edu