Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 12, 1 December 1990 — Legal hotline on domestic violence [ARTICLE]

Legal hotline on domestic violence

The Domestic Violence Legal Hotline on O'ahu is a service that gives legal information and advice to battered women, their families and service providers. Anyone who need information or help may eall the hotline at 531-3771, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The hotline provides information on reporting abuse to the poliee and obtaining a restraining order; legal rights and choices, including divorce issues; child custody and support; division of pro-

perty and other community resources; why the violence occurs; the effects of violence in the home on children; risks and safety plans for abused women and the protection of their children. The service recently won the 1990 Community Health Promotion Award for the County of Honolulu whieh was sponsored by the state Department of Health to recognize significant health promotion programs that address a priority health issue in Hawai'i.