Mahalo, Huggo’s! Family Support Hawaii is honored to be the ongoing recipient of proceeds generated by Huggo’s Annual Wahine Fishing Tournament, which is now in its 24th year. The tournament took place this year on Saturday, July 27, with the...
The West Hawaii Fatherhood Initiative has rolled out its Father Engagement training to support our West Hawaii community to better engage with fathers for a safer and stronger community. Included in the training are handouts for fathers titled: Awesome...
This past month, Early Head Start celebrated Father’s Day with a special socialization event dedicated to “Celebrating Our Fathers.” Each member of the family definitely plays an important part in every child’s early experiences, and fathers play a pivotal...
Wednesday April 7, 2018 the West Hawaii Fatherhood Initiative held their inaugural Daddy Daughter Dance at Kona Coffee and Tea Company in Kailua Kona. The event came to life as the result of an online discussion about the lack...
Take a look in the newspaper under new births, and you are unlikely to find anyone who is born to be a father. Still, we are all born with instincts that form the basis of right and wrong, survival...
Family Support Hawaii (FSH) is a private non-profit organization founded in 1979, with the mission“to support families and communities in providing love and support for our children.”programs are found across West Hawaii and we have offices in Kailua-Kona, Waimea,...
By Bret YagerWest Hawaii Todaybyager@westhawaiitoday.com As a fatherhood coach, Earl Betts has spent a lot of his energy trying to heal damaged relationships between men and their offspring and wives. “Sometimes we leave, sometimes we get pushed out, but...
Our mission is for every father on the Big Island to have a productive and positive relationship with his children because FATHERS MATTER. The West Hawai’i Fatherhood Initiative (WHFI) seeks to strengthen families in our community by encouraging fathers...