Women Helping Women Maui

Women Helping Women is a non-profit organization serving the islands of Maui and Lanai. Funding sources include the Hawaii State Department of Human Services, the Judiciary, Maui County, Maui United Way, corporate and private contributions, and membership. Women Helping Women is a member of the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

The mission of Women Helping Women is to end domestic violence through advocacy, education, and prevention; and to offer safety support and empowerment to women and children, victims of domestic violence. Women Helping Women was incorporated as a non-profit agency on February 15, 1977. The original focus was sexual assault and rape crisis counseling. Within a short time, it became apparent that battered women and their children in Maui County desperately needed services too. The Hale Lokomaika`i shelter opened in 1981 and has been in continuous operation since that time.