Hawaii
Models implemented in Hawaii included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 15 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
11% Asian
* Black
46% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
14% White
28% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
15% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
18% No high school diploma
Child Age
31% <1 year
37% 1-2 years
32% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
75% Public
24% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
81% English
4% Spanish
14% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Hawaii, there were 77,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 104,500 children.
104,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 104,500 children who could benefit —
77,200 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 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 3%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 15%
Of the 77,200 families who could benefit —
43% of families met one or more priority criteria
13% of families met two or more priority criteria