Hawaii
Models implemented in Hawaii included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 22 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
9% Asian
* Black
32% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
12% White
41% Multiple
5% Another race
Ethnicity
19% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
15% No high school diploma
Child Age
20% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
33% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
80% Public
20% Private
0% None
Primary Language
73% English
7% Spanish
21% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Hawaii, there were 69,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 91,400 children.
91,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 91,400 children who could benefit —
69,000 families could benefit from home visiting
Many home visiting services are geared toward particular subpopulations. The NHVRC estimated the percentage of families who could benefit in Hawaii who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 21%
- Parent with no high school diploma 2%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 12%
Of the 69,000 families who could benefit —
46% of families met one or more priority criteria
9% of families met two or more priority criteria