'Elepaio Social Services

“The sole member of the corporation is waianae district comprehensive health and hospital board, inc., a hawaii nonprofit corporation.”

“The sole member of the organization, waianae district comprehensive health and hospital board, inc. Shall elect the board of directors.”

“The directors of the corporation shall be elected by the member at the annual meeting of the member or at a special meeting of the member held for that purpose. The sole member of the corporation shall be the waianae district comprehensive health and hospital board, incorporated, a hawaii nonprofit corporation (the "member").”

“The accounting department of waianae coast comprehensive health center is responsible for the timely preparation of the form 990. The completed form 990, and, if applicable, form 990-t and related state forms are provided to the 'elepaio social services board of directors in advance of the filing deadline. After all questions and concerns of the board have been addressed and changes incorporated into the form 990, as applicable, all members of the board of directors are invited to review the completed form 990 before submittal.”

“Any member of the board is required to recuse themselves from making any decision relating to 'elepaio business when they are aware of circumstances that might reasonably cause their impartiality to be questioned. Using the waianae coast comprehensive health center's conflict of interest policy, 'elepaio social services determines on whether a conflict of interest exists by 1) reviewing annual disclosure forms completed by board members and non-board members who sit on a board committee; and 2) conducting a discussion and holding a vote by board members when a board member/other member discloses a conflict during a board and or board committee meeting. Conflicts of interest are reviewed at the following levels: 1) an annual statement is completed by board members and/or non-board members who sit on a board committee. 2) disclosure is made at a board and/or board committee meeting.”

“The human resources department of waianae coast comprehensive health center utilizes numerous health care-related resources and/or contracts for services to conduct pay studies on employee and key management positions. The visionlink advisory group conducts a review of key employee compensation intended to satisfy the safe harbor for oranization managers described in treasury regulation section 53.4958-1 and rebuttable presumption standard described in treasury regulation section 53.4958.6. This process was last completed on july 2021. The executive director's (ed) compensation is determined by the waianae coast comprehensive health center president and ceo. The waianae coast comprehensive health center utilizes numerous health care-related resources and/or contracts for services to conduct pay studies on employee and key management positions. The health center started participating in 2004. 'elepaio social services utilizes the health centers annual reviews to determine if any adjustments need to be made to its pay scale utilizing current compensation surveys. This process was last reviewed march 2021.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements, although not publicized, is made available upon request.”

“'elepaio social services ("ess") is a not-for-profit corporation and was formed in november 2020 to provide communities with coordinated, culturally proficient social services in a manner that promotes community self-direction and self-sufficiency, with a goal of establishing health and economic equity. Ess also supports the mission of its parent corporation, waianae district comprehensive health and hospital board, incorporated (dba waianae coast comprehensive health center) ("wcchc"), a notforprofit corporation, through the delivery of community wellness and related human services.”

“Community food distributions: large scale, drive-thru food distributions began at the start of the pandemic and were held monthly for the first couple of years, providing 1,500-2,000 households with 100+ pounds of food. As covid has tapered off and resources scarce, we have had to decrease the number of food distributions from monthly to quarterly, focusing on the months when keiki are out of school. In 2022, 4,355 households were served at 4 community food distributions. A total of 591,586 pounds of food (of which 269,913 pounds was local produce) was distributed to community. Produce prescriptions: in 2018, the state's first keiki produce prescription program was launched to connect good food to positive health outcomes in the health center's patients. The program has since expanded to adults with chronic diseases related to nutrition, pregnant/new moms and soon teens. Health center providers are able to refer their patients to the program where they are enrolled with `elepaio social services and issued $60/month for the purchase of fresh local produce and poi at the farmer's market or through its partner, farm link hawaii for online ordering and free delivery. Clinical health measurements that include blood pressure, weight and a1c are collected every 3 months to connect good food to positive health outcomes in the patient's medical record. Food subscriptions: at the onset of the pandemic, large scale community drive thru food distributions were held monthly, continuing for several years until government resources dried up. In an attempt to give autonomy back to community, to be able to choose the fresh foods that they like to eat and are culturally relevant to them, the food subscription pilot program was created. Head of households that fall under the alice (asset limited, income contrained, employed) category, report as food insecure and are patients of wcchc are eligible to receive $250 in food vouchers/month for 6 months to purchase fresh local produce, proteins, poi and honey directly from the food producers at the makeke farmers markets. Online ordering and free delivery is also available for participants with transportation and other barriers to getting to the market. Over a two-year period, a total of 303 alice households will be enrolled and the health-related quality of life for head of household will be measured. Emergency preparedness planning/response: strengthening community food systems and decreasing food insecurity is a priority given the geographic isolation and the number of small farmers in the area. The communities it serves are nestled between the waianae mountain range to the east and the pacific ocean to the west. It is one of the most isolated regions on the island of oahu, with only one road in and out a challenge of significant concern in times of natural disaster. The `elepaio social services team has developed a plan that focuses on emergency community food access, supply distribution and communication for our most vulnerable community members to ensure safety and well being in times of natural disaster. Further efforts have begun to organize a broader community response to create a community resiliency hub with other partnering agencies and volunteers to allow farther reach. Community events/workshops: a variety of community events that support education around culture, nutrition, agriculture, sustainability, and overall health are developed throughout the year, as covid restrictions allow.”

“'elepaio received a vehicle that is used to fulfill its exempt purpose from waianae district comprehensive health & hospital board, inc., (ein 99-0148164,) and will be filing form 1098-c this year.”