2nd Annual Hawaiʻi Conference on Language Access (September 28, 2009)

2nd Annual Hawaiʻi Conference on Language Access – Monday, September 28, 2009

“Hoʻopono – Plan Implementation and Promising Practices”: This conference is one way by which the Office of Language Access (OLA) is trying to help state and covered entities as they begin to implement their plans. Speakers discussed issues and challenges in plan implementation, look at the experiences of some agencies, and consider some of the best practices that can be used here in Hawaii.

Click here for the full conference agenda – 2nd Annual OLA Conference Full Agenda.

Click here for Conference Speakers’ PowerPoint presentations.

Click the links below to access the Presentation:

Part 1: Welcome & Primer on Hawaii’s Language Access Law
Part 2: Geopolitical Challenges
Part 3: Challenges to Providing Healthcare to COFA
Part 4: Homelessness and COFA Residents
Part 5: Education for COFA Residents
Part 6: Service Providers and Effective Outreach
Part 7: Message from Hawaii’s COFA Community Leaders