Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 7, 1 July 1990 — Hui Imi contracts with Omnitrak for study on Hawaiian services [ARTICLE]

Hui Imi contracts with Omnitrak for study on Hawaiian services

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has contracted with OmniTrakGroup Inc.,aresearchfirm, to study the kinds of community services the Hawaiian population is using and ways in whieh those services might be improved. The study will assist the efforts of the 20-member Hui Imi Task Force on Services to Hawaiians established by the state legislature in 1989 to coordinate planning of services to Hawaiians. Task force membership consists of representatives from Hawaiian service agencies, the state and federal governments.

The Hui Imi task force is charged with developing a comprehensive inventory and analysis of services available to Hawaiians, with recommendations on needs and ways to improve accessibility, coordination and delivery of services. Their report is due to the 1991 state legislature. OmniTrak Group is now in the process of updating an inventory of community services

available to Hawaiians. Different organizations are being contacted to provide information about their services. This information will be combined with the new statewide "ASK-2000" information and referral service phone number. Individuals or organizations ean dial ASK-2000 for information on specific kinds of public services.

There are many services available īn the vanous communities where Hawaiians live. OmniTrak Group recently began its research and will eontinue this month to contact Hawaiians to participate in group, family or individual interviews. Eaeh interview will take about an hour and will provide families and individuals an opportunity to share their experiences and their opinions on the different kinds of community services they use. They will also be able to offer suggestions regarding the types of services they think they and their eommunity need or experience difficulty receiving.