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Hawai‘i’s Actions For Keiki

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.

The Infant and Early Childhood Behavioral Health Plan (IECBH)
The Infant and Early Childhood Behavioral Health Plan (IECBH)

Carefully twisting many fibers will create a strong and cohesive cordage to support Hawai‘i’s youngest keiki

Network Update Mid Year 2024
Network Update Mid Year 2024

Twice a year we gather updates on the many efforts going on to improve early childhood outcomes in Hawai‘i and we summarize these key efforts in the context of Systems Change.

CLSD Wahiawa Collaborative
CLSD Wahiawa Collaborative

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

LATCH Hawaiʻi
LATCH Hawaiʻi

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

Healthy Keiki, Healthy Future
Healthy Keiki, Healthy Future

The Healthy Keiki, Health Future (HKHF) partnership promotes best practices for healthy eating, physical activity, breastfeeding support, and reduced screen time in early care and education settings across Hawaiʻi. 

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.