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.
Food Assistance
Financial Aid
Health Services
Housing & Shelter
Additional Resources
- Aloha United Way
- COVID-19 Support
- Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
- Internet Kokua Program Enrollment Form
- Rental and Utility Relief Program
- University of Hawaiʻi System Student Affairs Office Support
- Zero Textbook Cost Classes
- Affordable Connectivity Program
UH System Point of Contact
Farrahmarie Gomes, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, fmgomes@hawaii.edu
Tehani Keanini, Student Basic Needs Coordinator, tehanis@hawaii.edu
Sarah Cockett, Admin and Fiscal Support, sarahc@hawaii.edu
Cathy Bio, Director of Student Success, cbio@hawaii.edu
Danielle Ikeda, Graduate Assistant, ikedadj@hawaii.edu
Skye Sagisi Creative Media & Support, skyesag2@hawaii.edu
Kathleen Hollins, Graduate Assistant SBN Virtual Cafe, kewilson@hawaii.edu
Mohammad Didar Hossian, Graduate Assistant SBN Virtual Cafe, hossain@hawaii.edu
Ikeda Graduate Assistant, ikedadj@hawaii.edu
Skye Sagisi, Creative Media & Support, skyesag2@hawaii.edu