Services

Culturally respectful services may include:

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  Addiction treatment (intensive outpatient, outpatient, motivational pre-treatment, continuing care)
  
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  Substance abuse assessments
  
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  Referrals for related services (mental health, shelter, detox, drug court, Rx support, etc.)
  
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  Drug use testing (UA, lab, oral)
  
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  Transportation to access recovery
  
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  Peer-driven motivational enhancement pre-treatment outreach and mentorship with recovery partners
  
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  Community service opportunities (civic pride and court-related)
  
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  Emergency food pantry services with the Maui Food Bank
  
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  Temporary sober living for single adults after 30 days of recovery who may need a safe start
  
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  Assistance to send a participant to residential treatment of the island (if funds permit)
  

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:

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  Gain treatment information, outreach support, time/location for various 12-step meetings.
  
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  Schedule emergency food box pick-up on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10-12
  

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:

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  Isolation- loss of social connection
  
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  Changes in mood, appetite, and sleep
  
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  Continuing to use despite negative consequences
  
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  Denial and minimizing the impact or amount of use
  
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  Engaging in risky behaviors
  
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  Chasing the “high”
  
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  An inability to stop when intended
  

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  Feeling preoccupied with the substance or behavior
  
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  Legal and financial problems
  
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  Losing interest in other things you used to enjoy
  
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  Putting the substance or behavior ahead of family, work, and responsibilities
  
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  Secrecy, lying to cover up the use or behavior
  
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  Increasing the amount of a substance (or behavior) used to achieve the desired effect
  
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  Taking more of the substance or involvement in the behavior longer than intended
  
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  Withdrawal symptoms when the substance or behavior has abruptly stopped
  

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.

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  Improved Physical Health: One of the greatest benefits of staying sober is the positive physical condition your body will be in as you continue to heal from the toll that addiction took on it during active use. Many drugs including alcohol have long been robbing the body of nutrition and energy and can result in chronic health and organ damage. Amazingly, a person’s body can begin to heal and vitality is restored.
  
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  Restored Mental Health: A sense of well-being, clarity, peace of mind, and focus return soon after becoming sober. Memory improves as well. Using drugs including alcohol alters mental processes. Adverse addictive behaviors can also change the way the brain functions. Active recovery can aid in having a sense of mental freedom from many of the things that once caused stress, worry, fear, and sadness.
  

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  Stronger Spiritual Connection: Being sober and finding emotional balance, allows one to see the amazing things life has to offer. There are more fun things to experience. Financial balance improves. No longer suffering from addiction, folks find themselves thinking more positively about their life and future. Substance dependence can cause people to lose respect for themselves and others. It often makes them feel unworthy of a better life. In recovery, hope is restored. Many people find that they can feel a new sense of faith and direction and can overcome feelings of failure, isolation shame, and guilt.
  
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  Better Relationships: One of the most stabilizing aspects of staying sober is the improvement in relationships. There is joy in no longer feeling alone. This part of the recovery journey offers people the opportunity to make amends with their friends and family members. Sobriety sustained over a period of time is one way to make “living amends” to those that have been hurt by one’s addiction. True humility, integrity, and steadfastness bring healing to damaged relationships. These are the very tools one uses to maintain sobriety.
  
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  Life Takes on a New Meaning: Once a person begins experiencing all of these benefits of staying sober, it soon becomes obvious to self and others that the restored life has a new meaning, purpose, and contagious exuberance. Sobriety offers a chance to continue healthy relationships bringing peace along with emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. All of these things lead to a truly fulfilling life, one worth living 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.

There is a Thriving Recovery Movement  &  12-Step Meetings On Molokai

Molokai has live AA and NA 12-step meetings that welcome active participation!

Here is the weekly schedule for Molokai’s meetings:

Wednesdays  Mana’e Serenity Meeting At Our Lady of 7 Sorrows Catholic Church  16 miles east of Kaunakakai— 5:30-6:30 PM AA – Alcoholics Anonymousmeeting open to all who are in need of a meeting.

Saturdays — Mana’e Serenity Meeting At Our Lady of 7 Sorrows Catholic Church  16 miles east of Kaunakakai 5:30-6:30 PM AA – Alcoholics Anonymous meeting open to all who are in need of a meeting.

Sundays– K.I.S.S. Meeting At Home Pumehana Conference Room in Kaunakakai Town 5:30-6:30 PM AA – Alcoholics Anonymous meeting open to all who are in need of a meeting.

Mondays – NA Step Study Meeting At Home Pumehana Conference Room in Kaunakakai Town 5:30-6:30 PM NA – Narcotics Anonymous meeting open to persons who want to recover from drug use.

Tuesdays– Lounge Lizards S.P.A.D. Meeting Located on the picnic tables across from the police station by the Little League Park in Kaunakakai Town.  7:30 Am to 8:20 AM NA – Narcotics Anonymous meeting open to all.

Fridays-Manila Camp NA – ‘Ohana Dinner Meeting- Kids and parents are welcome.  Located at the KHP sober house 171 Makaena Pl. in Manila Camp subdivision just west of Kaunakakai Town. 6:00PM to 7:00PM potluck dinner to follow for fellowship time.NA – Narcotics Anonymous meeting open to all.

12-Step Virtual Molokai Meeting Schedule

AA Meetings
Virtual Meetings

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  Monday: 7-8 PM “Friendly Isle Fellowship” (zoom only )
  
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  Thursday: 7-8 PM “Friendly Isle Fellowship” (zoom only )
  
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  zoom: 89885752797 PW: 898888