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, 12 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
13% Asian
1% Black
43% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
13% White
29% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
28% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
15% No high school diploma
Child Age
31% <1 year
46% 1-2 years
23% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
68% Public
32% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
85% English
1% Spanish
13% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Hawaii, there were 75,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 103,000 children.
103,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 103,000 children who could benefit —
75,700 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 21%
- Single mother 20%
- Parent with no high school diploma 3%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 15%
Of the 75,700 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
13% of families met two or more priority criteria