On October 1, 2010, the Office for Social Ministry, Care-A-Van Program of the Diocese of Honolulu became HOPE Services Hawaii, Inc. (HOPE). Although our name changed, we remained the same nonprofit 501 (c) (3) corporation providing services and programs to those most in need in the community with the same dedicated staff and support from the Diocese of Honolulu.

With the strong partnership of public and private supporters, HOPE opened Sacred Heart Community, the micro-unit shelter for lava evacuees which transformed into emergency shelter and permanent housing for kūpuna; Keolahou (Hawai’i Island’s first ʻOhana Zone), and launched and expanded its Street Medicine program to include psychiatric medicine. In 2025, HOPE acquired the Kani Leʻa Apartment Complex in Kailua-Kona which is anticipated to welcome its first residents in late 2026.

We invite your involvement, and whether your faith-based or other organization has served families and individuals experiencing homelessness for generations, or you’re just getting started. We recognize that it takes a community to directly and effectively impact homelessness in Hawaiʻi. Come partner with us, talk story. If you would like to get more information on how your organization can get involved with putting an end to homelessness, please contact 808-935-3050. It will further allow us to expand our reach and do what we do best. And that’s serving the most vulnerable of our community.