Services
Culturally respectful services may include:
Recovery Connection Line
Ka Hale Pomaika’i offers their office as a recovery community center serving as a forum for support such as 12-step meetings, 'Ohana gatherings, and learning circles with Kupuna. All services that KHP offers are conducted with a focus on native Hawaiian traditions and values.
Ka Hale Pomaika’i's telephone is not just a way to leave a message or contact the agency, it is a Recovery Connection Line. The staff members who answer are real people with lived experience and professional training. If you leave a message after hours, we will hear you and get right back to you. Our "old-school" way of handling calls has been the conduit that has made it possible for folks in recovery who might be on the brink of relapse to find their way back to renewed sobriety. This “warm-line” is a means where callers are able to access telephone support to:
What Is Addiction?
Addiction is a complex, chronic brain condition influenced by genes and the environment that is characterized by substance use or compulsive actions that continue despite harmful consequences.
For a long time, addiction meant an uncontrollable habit of using alcohol or other drugs. More recently, the concept of addiction has expanded to include behaviors called process addictions, such as gambling, internet use, gaming, and pornography, and even ordinary and necessary activities, such as eating and exercise.
Rather than using the term “addiction,” the DSM-5 classifies it as "substance use disorders" (SUD). While the diagnostic criteria vary for each type, the DSM-5 describes these disorders as a problematic pattern of use of intoxicating substances that leads to significant impairment and distress. These symptoms can result in impaired control, social impairment, risky use, and tolerance/withdrawal.
Symptoms
The signs and symptoms vary from one addiction type to another, but some common symptoms of addiction include:
Treatment
Recovering from an addiction is an incredible accomplishment! Going to a treatment program and becoming clean/sober means you have done something to help yourself and those around you. We offer free programs right here on Molokai to welcome anyone who has the desire to find sobriety.
Intensive Out-Patient treatment is available. It begins with a phone call to KHP (808)558-8480 or to CARES (800)753-6879. Making that call is the first step to joining a group of other folks who are on the same path. Whether its from a referring source like a Judge, Drug Court, Probation, Employer or Family, no one is turned away who asks for help.
Addiction recovery is possible and very rewarding, but maintaining sobriety is still a day-at-a-time challenge. If you begin to lose sight of the reasons you agreed to get help in the first place, stop and consider these benefits of staying sober.
12-Step Programs
Twelve-step programs have long been an important part of the recovery process and the basis for many recovery programs. Developed over 67 years ago by a small group of alcoholics, the AA program provides simple tools for living based on a set of spiritual principles and a reliance on the fellowship of men and women who share their experiences and offer their support as part of a lifelong process of recovery. This approach has since been adapted for the treatment of many other addictions and now includes other self-supporting fellowships such as NA.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
A non-religious twelve-step program for people in recovery from alcohol abuse. The site provides an online list of central offices and groups in the U.S. and Canada, meeting contact information, a description of the 12 steps and traditions, a listing of AA literature, and a bulletin board. Anyone with a desire to stop or stay stopped in alcohol use is welcome, regardless of race,gender, sexual orientation, religion, income or profession. There are no dues or fees. Its free! https://www.aa,org
Narcotics Anonymous World Services (NA)
This twelve-step recovery program from addiction to drugs is based on the Alcoholics Anonymous model. The site provides basic information on the program, help lines, coverage of NA events and news, reports, recommended books, audio tapes, videotapes, and information on how to start a meeting. Under Regional and Area Links, there is an online meeting locator listing registered NA meetings. As of 2024, there are over 77,000 NA meetings in 145 countries worldwide. https://www.na.org
Al-Anon Family Groups
http://www.al-anon.alateen.org
At Al‑Anon Family Group meetings, the friends and family members of problem drinkers share their experiences and learn how to apply the principles of the Al‑Anon program to their individual situations.
They learn that they are not alone in the problems they face and that they have choices that lead to greater peace of mind, whether the drinker continues to drink or not. The Twelve Steps, the Twelve Traditions, and the Twelve Concepts of Service are Al-Anon’s three Legacies. The spiritual principles of the Al-Anon program derive from these Legacies.
SPONSORSHIP
Sponsorship gives members an opportunity to get personal support from someone more experienced in the program. These relationships are voluntary. Members ask another member to be their sponsor when they believe that person will be suitable as a mentor in applying to the program.
12-Step Virtual Molokai Meeting Schedule
AA Meetings
Virtual Meetings
