The Hawaii & Pacific Deaf-Blind Project provides technical assistance to children and youth who are deaf-blind, birth to 21 years of age, and to their families and service providers in Hawaii and outlying Pacific Island nations/jurisdictions of American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia (Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk & Yap), Guam, Republic of Palau and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Technical assistance may include in-home consultation, school consultation, family support, networking, in-services, bi-annual statewide trainings, referrals to other agencies and resources.
Hawaii and Pacific Deaf-Blind Project
Center on Disability Studies
University of Hawai’i at Manoa
1410 Lower Campus Road, 171 F
Honolulu, HI 96822
Mellanie Lee
Project Director/Education Specialist
Phone: (808) 753-0981
Email: mellanie@hawaii.edu
Jennifer Tarnay
Program Coordinator
Phone: (808)-753-2351
Email: jtarnay@hawaii.edu
Ginger Knowles
Family Specialist
Email: gingermk@hawaii.edu
Rosalind Kia
Resource Specialist
Phone: (808) 284-3551
Email: rkia@hawaii.edu
Website: www.csc-hawaii.org/hpdbp
