Comprehensive Service Center for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind

Comprehensive Service Center for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind The Comprehensive Service Center of Hawai'i, connecting the Deaf, Deaf-Blind, & Hard of Hearing

Postponed Event After careful consideration, we have decided to postpone the event in order to ensure the strongest poss...
04/15/2026

Postponed Event

After careful consideration, we have decided to postpone the event in order to ensure the strongest possible experience for all attendees. We are committed to bringing this workshop to you and will announce confirmed dates as soon as they are available. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and truly appreciate your patience and continued support. Mahalo.

💡 Retirement planning? Here is a complimentary program designed to assist Deaf and Hard-of Hearing individuals to better...
04/14/2026

💡 Retirement planning? Here is a complimentary program designed to assist Deaf and Hard-of Hearing individuals to better understand how to plan for retirement.

Money Confidence for your Best Years: Retirement Planning, Savings & Benefits Made Simple. This complimentary program is funded through a grant from Charles Schwab and is available for access anytime on the CSD Learns website. Money Confidence for Your Best Years: Retirement Planning, Savings & Benefits Made Simple is designed to help Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing individuals better understand how to plan for retirement, maximize savings, and navigate available benefits with confidence. It offers practical, easy-to-follow guidance to support informed financial decisions at every stage of retirement planning.

🌱 Learning, Language, and Community 🌱On Saturday, April 4th, CSC's Gisella Tomita and Jennifer Clark flew to Maui to hos...
04/14/2026

🌱 Learning, Language, and Community 🌱

On Saturday, April 4th, CSC's Gisella Tomita and Jennifer Clark flew to Maui to host a beautiful day with families of deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind children at Homestead Bakery at Maui Bees and Kihei Elementary!

Families explored the garden through hands-on experiential learning. Children picked flowers, touched plants, and met animals while building language in real time. 🌼🐓

We also enjoyed interactive storytime with Gisella, where children helped create name-signs for characters and stayed fully engaged in the story.
Parents learned simple ways to support language at home, including:
• how to read with your child using sign
• how to gain and keep attention
• how to make reading fun and interactive

In the afternoon, families joined a workshop on language acquisition and brain development, and gained a better understanding of how hearing loss impacts development.

Most importantly, families connected. They shared experiences, asked questions, and supported each other. 💛

Special mahalo to Kathryn Adamski for being our tour guide and showing us around the farm.

Join CSC for the Deaf-Blind Lunch Bunch on Saturday, April 25 from 11AM–1PM in Honolulu. This welcoming gathering is for...
04/14/2026

Join CSC for the Deaf-Blind Lunch Bunch on Saturday, April 25 from 11AM–1PM in Honolulu.

This welcoming gathering is for adults with combined vision and hearing loss to connect, share a meal, and learn together. Activities include discussing AI apps for information gathering, enjoying a potluck lunch, and receiving CSC updates. Participants are encouraged to bring a dish to share if they can. For those using Handivan can be dropped off at Starts Plaza in front of KFC.

To sign up, contact Roz at (808) 369-0499 or roz@csc-hawaii.org.

04/14/2026

Mark your calendars: DNO event on April 25!

04/10/2026

CSC will be closed on Friday, 4/10, due to severe weather. Please stay safe.

📚 Making Literacy Accessible Workshop Join us for a hands-on, practical workshop focused on supporting learners with com...
04/03/2026

📚 Making Literacy Accessible Workshop

Join us for a hands-on, practical workshop focused on supporting learners with complex needs. (ASL Interpreters provided)

🗓 April 30 & May 1, 2026
⏰ 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Outrigger Reef, Diamond Head Ballroom

This workshop is for:
✔ Teachers
✔ Therapists
✔ Early Intervention providers
✔ Parents & caregivers
✔ Anyone supporting learners with complex needs

You’ll learn simple, real strategies you can use right away:
• Shared reading
• Emergent writing
• Story listening
• Alphabet learning
• Phonemic awareness
➕ Plus real tools you can use tomorrow

👩‍🏫 Featuring Dr. Caroline Musselwhite
• 50+ years of experience
• Expert in literacy and assistive technology
• Clear steps, real examples, practical tools

💵 Cost:
• $200 Professional
• $100 Parent
💡 Scholarships available for parents of deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind children. Approved applicants can attend free.

🔗 Register: bit.ly/043026workshop

We hope you’ll join us!

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Image 1:
A light blue flyer with the title “Making Literacy Accessible.” A smiling cartoon book appears on the left. Text reads: “Simple, practical ways to teach students with complex needs.” Logos from University of Hawaiʻi CDS, HPDBP, CSC, and DOE appear at the bottom with tropical leaf accents.

Image 2:
Header reads “This workshop is for:” followed by a checklist: Teachers, Therapists, Early Intervention Providers, Parents & Caregivers. On the right are illustrations of a teacher holding flashcards and a caregiver reading to a child. Bottom text says: “ANYONE supporting learners with complex needs.”

Image 3:
Header reads “You’ll learn how to support:” followed by bullet points: Shared reading, Emergent writing, Story listening, Alphabet learning, Phonemic awareness. Bottom text says: “+ real tools you can use tomorrow.”

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Event details: “April 30 & May 1, 2026, 8:30am – 4:00pm.” Location: Outrigger Reef, Diamond Head Ballroom. Cost listed as $200 Professional and $100 Parent. Includes note about scholarships for parents of deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind children. A registration link and QR code are shown.

Image 5:
Title: “Meet Dr. Caroline Musselwhite.” Includes a headshot of a smiling woman with long red hair. Text highlights: 50+ years of experience, literacy and assistive technology expert, clear steps, real examples, practical tools. Ends with: “We hope you’ll join us!”

Register here: https://bit.ly/043026workshop

Join a workshop on making literacy accessible for learners with complex needs. Learn practical strategies, activities, a...
04/02/2026

Join a workshop on making literacy accessible for learners with complex needs. Learn practical strategies, activities, and tools to support reading, writing, and communication. Discover helpful apps and techniques you can use right away. Led by an experienced expert in assistive technology and literacy.

Scan QR code or Register here: https://bit.ly/043026workshop

Renewing your HOLO disability bus pass? Here’s what you need to know:First-time applicants must apply in person at the K...
04/02/2026

Renewing your HOLO disability bus pass? Here’s what you need to know:

First-time applicants must apply in person at the Kalihi Transit Center to get a photo ID. If you already have a HOLO card with a photo, renewals can be done by phone only with credit card payment (not available online). Be sure to renew on or after the 20th of the month before your pass expires.

Call the HOLO Card Office at (808) 768-4656 to renew. Have your HOLO card ready when you call.

🚐🚌 Did you know? Transportation training is available!The Handi-Van and City Bus offer training to help you feel more co...
04/02/2026

🚐🚌 Did you know? Transportation training is available!

The Handi-Van and City Bus offer training to help you feel more confident using public transportation. You can schedule time to practice on an empty vehicle, learn how to board safely, and get familiar with different bus and van setups.

Training is available through Oahu Transit Services. Call or email to schedule your session and get prepared for your future travel needs!

Need help with SNAP application? We can help you!You have questions, come to CSC!  There will be people help you. There ...
04/01/2026

Need help with SNAP application? We can help you!
You have questions, come to CSC! There will be people help you. There will be ASL interpreter!

On Saturday March 28, at the 4oth Annual SPIN conference,  Roz Kia was honored with the Family Choice Award in appreciat...
04/01/2026

On Saturday March 28, at the 4oth Annual SPIN conference, Roz Kia was honored with the Family Choice Award in appreciation of her outstanding services to families of children with disabilities, Please join us in congratulating Roz!

ID: Roz smiling, standing with a black CSC shirt & black pants, wearing a crown that has “40” encrusted in sparkles and a gold sash that says “40 & Fabulous”. She is holding a plaque that says: "The Special Parent Information Network honors Roz Kia with our Family Choice Award in appreciation of her outstanding services to families of children with disabilities,”

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1953 S Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI
96826

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

(808) 447-2044

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