KIDS HURT TOO HAWAIʻI
Be part of a healing community for children and teens impacted by loss and trauma.
Kids Hurt Too Hawaiʻi offers a free and safe place for children and youth ages 3-19 with grief and trauma, as well as support for their caregivers. We offer education and training from knowledgeable specialists and practitioners to provide up-to-date information about the impact of grief and trauma on children and teens.
Explore Our ProgramsSchool-Based Services
Kids Hurt Too Hawaiʻi provides school-based therapeutic peer support groups for children impacted by grief and trauma.
- 9-session curriculum offered twice per school year.
- All services use the Family Strengthening Model.
- Peer support group structure.
- Peer groups are child-directed and family-centered.
- Volunteers are trained and supervised by professional staff.
9-session curriculum offered twice per school year.
Kids Hurt Too Hawaiʻi has provided grief and trauma support for thousands of children in Hawaiʻi, trained more than 5,000 adults, and conducted 50 crisis interventions.
- 1 in 14
U.S. children experience a death of a parent or sibling by age 18.
By age 25, this number increases from 5.2 million to 13.2 million.
- 1 in 17
Hawaiʻi children experience a death of a parent or sibling by age 18.
By age 25, this number increases from 18 thousand to 48 thousand.
Recent News & Updates
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3/3/2026Trauma-Informed Care: Choosing Connection While Building Safety
Trauma-informed care is a compassionate, research-based approach that shifts the focus from “What’s wrong?” to “What happened?” By understanding how trauma affects a child’s brain and behavior, caregivers and communities can respond with connection instead of control. Grounded in the values of safety, trust, choice, collaboration, empowerment, and cultural humility, this approach emphasizes regulation before correction and healing through relationship. In Hawaiʻi, where identity, ʻohana, and culture are powerful protective factors, trauma-informed care reminds us that children thrive when they feel safe, seen, and supported — and that hope grows through consistent, loving connection.
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2/10/2026A Season of Support: Reflecting on Hawaiʻi’s First Queer Youth Warm Line
KHTH lauched a Holiday Warm Line for Queer Youth
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10/29/2025Traditional Hawaiian Mourning Practices
Traditional Hawaiian Mourning Practices
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