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Updated: July 13, 2022 When survivors leave abusive relationships, their privacy is vital for their safety,  If a survivor's new voter registration information becomes public, an abuser could show up to their voting precinct or home address.  If you believe…

Updated: May 5, 2022 The Hawai‘i State Coalition Domestic Violence (HSCADV) is gravely concerned by the leak of a draft majority opinion indicating that the Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks in their upcoming decision…

Updated: October 3, 2022 Chances are high that there is someone in your life who has experienced or is experiencing domestic violence.  In Hawaiʻi, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced sexual violence, physical violence, and/or…

Updated: December 2, 2021 On October 1, 2021, the first day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (“DVAM”), Netflix released the miniseries Maid starring Margaret Qualley, Andie MacDowell, Nick Robinson, and Anika Noni Rose.  Inspired by Stephanie Land’s memoir, Maid: Hard Work,…

Updated: April 12, 2021 We share the grief and outrage of the Asian and Asian American Community who have been the targets of violence. We join the community in mourning the deaths of Daoyou Feng, Hyun J. Grant, Suncha Kim,…

Updated: Jun 9 We grieve with the nation over the brutal killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, and the subsequent violent response to peaceful protests. As our sister coalitions work to relocate domestic violence shelters and survivors from…

“Why don’t you just leave?” “You know they’re bad and it doesn’t make sense why you’re still in this relationship.” “It’s your own fault if you get hurt again.” When I was younger and long before I became trained in…

Since mid-March 2020, almost every facet of life has been altered as a result of COVID-19. For families with young children, this time has been even more challenging due to the limited childcare or educational opportunities for kids and reduced…

Originally written by Khara Jabola-Carolus, Executive Director of the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women and published on Medium. This week, Hawaiʻi observed an increase in reports of landlords on multiple islands pressuring “arrangements” and sexual conduct from…

By: Carmen Golay, HSCADV Trainer Published on: April 5, 2018 In early March about 200 advocates from across the nation and territories gathered in Las Vegas for two full days. Our dialogue centered around helping survivors of domestic violence regain…