211 Pane

ʻO Katerina, he 61 makahiki o Waikiki i kapa ʻia ʻo AUW's 211 Helpline me ka hopohopo. "Ua loaʻa iaʻu kahi leka e pono iaʻu e hoʻonui i kaʻu ʻike SNAP inā ʻaʻole e pau nā pōmaikaʻi. Ua noi au i kahi hoaaloha e kōkua mai iaʻu i ka lolouila no ka mea ʻaʻole wau ʻike pehea e hana ai i kēlā mea. ʻO SNAP, i kapa ʻia ʻo ka Supplemental Nutrition…

“ʻAʻole au ʻike i ka holo kaʻa. Hilahila au i ka ae ana aku, aka, he oiaio no,” wahi a kahi malihini kipa punaewele 211 i hooia aku me ka akaaka. Ua wehewehe ʻo Amy e hiki mai ana kāna kaikamahine i kahi hana kaʻa kaʻa kula, a ʻo nā keiki ʻike ʻole i ka holo kaʻa e hoʻouna ʻia lākou e hoʻomaʻamaʻa i nā "pōʻai"…