COMMITTEES

Advisory Board

Chair |Tanya Brown | U.S. VETS - Wai’anae

Vice Chair | Jillian Okamoto | Catholic Charities of Hawai’i

Secretary | Robert Boyack | Child & Family Service

Treasurer | Ryan Catalani | Family Promise of Hawai’i

Lived Experience Representative | Lindsay Pacheco | Ka Po 'e o Kaka 'ako (KPoK)

Lived Experience Representative | Phylis “Kehau” Atuailevao

State Representative 2024 | John Mizuno | Governor’s Coordinator On Homelessness

City and County of Honolulu Representative | Sam Moku | Mayor’s Coordinator On Homelessness

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Advocacy Committee

Chair | Susan Le | Hawai’i Housing Affordability Coalition

Meeting: 3rd Thursday of the month

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Advocacy offers individuals the opportunity to participate in the democratic process in support of a particular cause or policy.
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Awareness & Communications Committee

Chair | Aura Reyes | Ka Po 'e o Kaka 'ako (KPoK)

Meeting: 1st Tuesday of the month

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The Awareness and Communications Committee works to increase awareness of PIC, to engage the involvement of more partners, coordinates awareness and educational activities within the community and political arenas, and to plan the annual statewide conference.

Coordinated Entry System (CES) Oversight Committee

Chair | Tiffany Mukai | Queen’s Medical Center

Meeting: 2nd Thursday of the month

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Coordinated Entry System Oversight discusses improvements and refinements to CES; its policies and procedures, special cases, system changes, and more.

Data committee

Chair | Robert Daley | RYSE

Meeting: 2nd Tuesday of the month

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The Data Committee provides oversight and recommendations to PIC regarding the Homeless Management Information System which is used by government and non-profit agencies to document services provided to homeless people on O‘ahu.

O‘ahu Youth Action Board (OYAB)

Chair | Efren Berrones | Partners In Care - O’ahu Continuum of Care

Meeting: last Wednesday of the month

The O‘ahu Youth Action Board (OYAB) was formed in March 2017 and is made up of members all of whom are age 29 or below and 100% are youth with lived experience of current or former homelessness.

Member Relations Committee

Chair | Heather Lusk | Hawaii Health & Harm Reduction Center

Meeting: 2nd Thursday of the month

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The Members Relations Committee develops initiatives to solicit and orient new members.

General Membership

General Membership Point of Contact | Laura Thielen | Partners In Care - O’ahu Continuum of Care

Meeting: 3rd Tuesday of the month

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The Partners In Care General Membership serves to update the membership about any changes or new information from the Advocacy, Awareness, Board of Directors, Communications, CES Oversight, Planning, and Organizational Development Subcommittees.

Planning & Housing committee

Chair | Jon Berliner | Gregory House Programs

Meeting: 4th Tuesday of the month

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The Planning and Housing Committee coordinates with the city on the annual McKinney-Vento/HEARTH Act homeless funding application and regularly updates Hawai‘i’s Plan to End Homelessness. It develops recommendations for funding priorities and strategies, and other cross-agency funding opportunities.