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Hawai‘i’s Actions For Keiki

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Through the concerted effort of a broad range of actors operating across the early childhood landscape, we build momentum for positive change in the systems that support young keiki and their families in Hawai‘i. Let’s Build & Drive, Support & Amplify, Celebrate & Promote Actions for Keiki across the state.

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Family Voices - An Effort to Shift Awareness, Narrative and Culture
Family Voices - An Effort to Shift Awareness, Narrative and Culture

By continuing to shift the awareness to family voices and lived experience, we hope to move the narrative and culture of systems change in Hawai‘i, in a positive direction.

Recap of the Hawaiʻi State 2025 Legislative Session
Recap of the Hawaiʻi State 2025 Legislative Session

The ECAS Policy Team and the Commit to Keiki Steering Committee built a diverse agenda for the 2025 Legislative Session. The end of Session is the time to celebrate wins, discuss challenges and identify opportunities.

Message to the Network
Message to the Network

On behalf of the ECAS backbone staff, we wanted to send out some words of encouragement during these very trying times that are inevitably impacting all of us and those that we support.

Integrating Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Integrating Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

Carefully twisting many fibers will create a strong and cohesive cordage to support Hawai‘i’s youngest keiki. The IECBH convening of cross-sector leaders was an opportunity to champion systems-level strategies and there is great interest to keep this momentum going.

Coaching Teachers and Families, Building Language Rich Environments
Coaching Teachers and Families, Building Language Rich Environments

The CLSD Wahiawa Collaborative provides coaching for teachers and families to improve pre-literacy skills.

Lactation Access Transforming Communities in Hawaiʻi
Lactation Access Transforming Communities in Hawaiʻi

Improved access to lactation consultation reduces inequities in health care access and improves outcomes for children and families.

Hawaiʻi Zero to Three Court
Hawaiʻi Zero to Three Court

Hawai`i Zero to Three Court helps children and families facing trauma and toxic stress.

Mapping the Early Childhood System in Hawaiʻi
Mapping the Early Childhood System in Hawaiʻi

Network partners are bringing their collective wisdom and shared experience to the project of understanding the ecosystem of support for keiki and ‘ohana across Hawai`i. Click here for the Systems Learning Blog.

Family Hui Hawaiʻi and Read to Me International
Family Hui Hawaiʻi and Read to Me International

Family Hui Hawai`i (FHH) has guided language and literacy development programming in the Wahiawa community on O`ahu as part of Hawai`i’s Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant, in collaboration with Read to Me International and the ECAS network’s Words Matter strategy. 

CACFP Resource Mapping
CACFP Resource Mapping

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is an important federally funded program that increases access to nutritious, well-balanced meals for keiki in child care settings. ECE providers are partners in increasing food access and nutrition security and ensuring that our youngest keiki and their families can thrive. 

Embedding Physical Activity and Nutrition Supports in Hawaiʻi’s Early Childhood System
Embedding Physical Activity and Nutrition Supports in Hawaiʻi’s Early Childhood System

In May 2023, 45 cross-sector stakeholders from 30 organizations attended the Healthy Keiki, Healthy Future Convening.