Job resources
Advertiser Staff
• O'ahu Work Links offers free services for job seekers.
ON O'AHU
Honolulu: Dillingham Shopping Plaza (1505 Dillingham Blvd. No. 110), 843-0733; 830 Punchbowl St. No. 112, 586-8700.
'Aiea: Makalapa Community Center, 99-102 Kalaloa St.; 488-5630.
Waialua: Waialua Shopping Center, 67-292 Goodale Ave.; 637-6508.
Wai'anae: Wai'anae Neighborhood Center, Room 6, 85-670 Farrington Highway; 696-7067.
Kane'ohe: 45-1141 Kamehameha Highway; 233-3700.
Waipahu: 94-275 Mokuola St., Room 300; 675-0010.
ON MAUI: (808) 984-2091.
ON KAUA'I: (808) 274-3056.
ON THE BIG ISLAND: (808) 974-4126.
Web sites
America's Job Bank is a government-run database with more than 1 million jobs nationwide.
www.monster.com
The leading national internet site for job searches says it has more than 1 million job postings.
www.hawaiisjobs.com
Lists more than 500 local jobs and is affiliated with The Honolulu Advertiser.
Unemployment benefits
• Thirteen additional weeks of benefits are available for workers who have exhausted original benefits.
• State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Unemployment Benefit Offices: Hours for all offices are 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. New applicants should arrive before 3 p.m. with photo ID and Social Security card. www.dlir.state.hi.us.
Honolulu: 830 Punchbowl St., Room 110. 586-8970 or 586-8971.
Kane'ohe: 45-1141 Kamehameha Highway., Room 201. 233-3677.
Waipahu: 94-275 Mokuola St., Room 301. 675-0030.
Hilo: 180 Kino'ole St., Suite 210. (808) 974-4086.
Kona: Ashikawa Building, Kealakekua. (808) 322-4822.
Wailuku: 54 S. High St., Room 201. (808) 984-8400.
Moloka'i: (808) 553-1750.
Lihu'e: 3100 Kuhio Highway, Room C12. (808) 274-3043.
For general assistance
• Aloha United Way: 275-2000 or (877) 275-6569, www.auw.org.
Legal advice
• Legal Aid offers free legal advice in the areas of consumer, family, housing and public benefits law to low-income individuals. Center offers free computers for public use, free notary services and a small legal library.
On O'ahu: 536-4302, 924 Bethel St.
On Neighbor Islands: (800) 499-4302.
Employment training
• State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Hawai'i Workforce Development, One-Stop Workforce Assistance Centers, Honolulu: 586-8700, www.dlir.state.hi.us.
• University of Hawai'i Employment Training Center, Office of Student Services: 832-3719, www.hawaii.edu/etcinfo.
• Child and Family Service job education training: 681-1552, www.cfs-hawaii.org.
• Goodwill Industries job training and placement. 836-9675, www.higoodwill.org.
• Lanakila Rehabilitation Center job training and placement for people with mental and physical disabilities. 531-0555.
Food, clothing, financial assistance
• Department of Human Services operates programs for financial assistance, food stamps and medical assistance. Information and applications: statewide 643-1643.
• Catholic Charities Help Line: 521-4357, www.catholiccharitieshawaii.org.
• The Women, Infants and Children Program encourages individuals who suffered recent job cutbacks or layoffs to apply for food and nutrition benefits for their children younger than 5. Call 586-8175 on O'ahu or (888) 820-6425 on the Neighbor Islands, www.hawaiiwic.com.
Health insurance
• Kaiser Permanente Hawai'i offers a 33 percent discount on coverage for workers who lost coverage (to the first 300 qualified applicants).
• The state offers free health insurance for low- to moderate-income individuals and families through Med-QUEST. Call 587-3540 in Honolulu or 692-7364 in Kapolei.
Childcare subsidies
• Alu Like Inc., Services for Native Hawaiians, Child Care Assistance Project: 535-1300, www.alulike.org.
• Maximus Child Care Connection Hawai'i: 483-7340.
• Downtown Child Care Connection Hawai'i Unit 1: 587-5266.
• Child Care Connection (Neighbor Islands), Hawai'i Behavioral Health: (808) 935-6109.
Free family support
• The Parent Line: 526-1222, (800) 816-1222, www.theparentline.org.
• Alu Like Inc., Pulama I Na Keiki: 535-6766, www.alulike.org.
