Hawaiʻi Resources for Moms

Pregnancy and postpartum can feel like a lot — and you don't have to carry it alone. We've gathered trusted resources across the islands for mental health, community, feeding support, and everyday needs. It takes a village.

If You Need Help Right Now

  • Emergency: Call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.
  • Hawaiʻi CARES 988 — 24/7 crisis support. Call or text 988. hicares.hawaii.gov
  • National Maternal Mental Health Hotline — Free, confidential, 24/7 support for pregnant and new moms, in English and Spanish. Call or text 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262).
  • Postpartum Support International (PSI) HelpLine — Call or text 1-800-944-4773 (English/Spanish). postpartum.net

Perinatal Mental Health Support

Postpartum Support International – Hawaiʻi Chapter
Local volunteers, a directory of trained perinatal mental health providers, and free online support groups through PSI.
psichapters.com/hi · psihawaiichapter@gmail.com

Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaiʻi – Mental Health Counseling
Counseling and social-emotional support for pregnant and parenting families, including telehealth.
hmhb-hawaii.org

Community & Whole-Family Support

Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaiʻi (HMHB)
For 30+ years, HMHB has supported Hawaiʻi families with prenatal and childbirth education (Connecting the Expecting), community doulas, lactation support, postpartum meals, the Mana Mama program, and primary care access.
hmhb-hawaii.org · (808) 452-1447 · 245 N. Kukui St., Suite 102A, Honolulu

Sweetgrass Wellness Collective
A Hawaiʻi nonprofit improving perinatal outcomes through culturally rooted care — perinatal support groups, food-as-medicine programs, workshops, and inclusive birth, postpartum, and lactation support.
sweetgrasscollective.org · Instagram: @sweetgrasshawaii

MI-HOME Hawaiʻi
Midwifery and home-visiting program with a helpful library of postpartum resources — physical recovery, mental health, NICU families, loss and grief, returning to work, and more.
mihomehawaii.org

Your ʻOhana – Hawaiʻi Home Visiting Program
Free home visiting for expecting parents and families with young children (birth to kindergarten), statewide, through the Hawaiʻi Department of Health.
yourohana.org

Feeding & Nutrition

Breastfeeding Hawaiʻi
Statewide directory of lactation support, culturally grounded feeding resources, and donor milk information.
breastfeedinghawaii.org

Hawaiʻi WIC (Women, Infants & Children)
Healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum moms and children under 5.
health.hawaii.gov/wic

Everyday Needs

Aloha United Way 211
Free, confidential connection to local services — food, housing, childcare, health care, and more. Dial 211.
auw.org/211

Connect With Other Moms

Local online mom groups (private Facebook groups):

Resources are shared for information and are not endorsements. Please contact each organization directly to confirm current services. If you're wondering whether The Village Perinatal IOP is right for you, reach out to us — we're here.