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.  

NEW VIRTUAL BASIC NEEDS CAFE

Students are also welcome to reach out via email uhsbn@hawaii.edu. Responses are provided promptly during café hours. 

Food Assistance

• UH Hilo Basic Needs & Outreach
• SNAP Application
• findhelp.org
• Kaukau 4 Keiki

Financial Aid

• UH Hilo Financial Aid & Chatbot!
• FAFSA Application
• findhelp.org

Health Services

• Campus Health Services
• Campus Counseling Services
• findhelp.org

Housing & Shelter

• UH Hilo Housing
• Hawaiian Community Assets
• findhelp.org

Additional Resources

• COVID-19 Support
• Aloha United Way
• University of Hawai‘i Resources
• Campus and Community Resource Page
• Internet Kokua Program Enrollment Form
• Rental and Utility Relief Program
• Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
• Affordable Connectivity Program

Campus Point of Contact

Sherri Akau , Acting Director of Student Care and Conduct, akau714@hawaii.edu

Kaleb Matthews, Residence Life Coordinator, kalebkm@hawaii.edu