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 from 8pm to midnight.
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
Campus Point of Contact
Randiann Tokeshi, Basic Needs Counselor, rtokeshi@hawaii.edu
Christine Quintana, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, cdamate@hawaii.edu
Hawaiʻi CC Campus Committee
Nataly Dela Cruz, Basic Needs Student Support Specialist, ndlc@hawaii.edu
Randiann Tokeshi, Basic Needs Counselor, rtokeshi@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
Glenn-Dee Kuwaye, Counselor, gkuwaye@hawaii.edu
Rashelle Batres, Student Representative batresr@hawaii.edu