Road to Home
An important part of the State’s approach to homelessness is public engagement and education. The “Road to Home” is a monthly radio segment with radio host Rick Hamada that features guests from the State, City and County of Honolulu, and a service provider to share information about homelessness in Hawai’i. Please tune in on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 a.m. to KHVH 830 AM Radio to listen for regular updates from State, City, and the community. Links to past episodes are listed below.
- Episode One (April 5, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Jason Parasco (City & County of Honolulu), and Erin Rutherford (Catholic Charities Hawai’i).
- Episode Five (May 3, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Jason Parasco (City & County of Honolulu), and Toby Portner (Hawai’i Department of Education)
Episode Six (May 11, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Jason Parasco (City & County of Honolulu), Jennifer Stasch (Partners in Care), and Brandee Menino (HOPE Services and Bridging the Gap) - Episode Eight (May 24, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Rep. Nicole Lowen (State House), Lance Niimi (County of Hawai’i), and Brandee Menino (HOPE Services and Bridging the Gap)
- Episode Ten (May 31, 2017) – Guests: Tamah-Lani Noh (State), Tom Lee (Office of the Governor), and Ron Hahn (Department of Defense)
- Episode Eleven (June 21, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Lt. Mike Lambert (City & County of Honolulu), and Heather Lusk (The CHOW Project)
- Episode Twelve (July 5, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), David Nakama (County of Maui), and Monique Yamashita (Ka Hale A Ke Ola)
- Episode Thirteen (July 12, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), and Jason Parasco (City & County of Honolulu)
- Episode Fifteen (July 26, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Jason Parasco (City & County of Honolulu), Jan Harada (Helping Hands Hawai’i), and Heather Pierucki (Helping Hands Hawai’i)
- Episode Sixteen (August 2, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Jason Parasco (City & County of Honolulu), and Anna Stone (The Salvation Army)
- Episode Seventeen (August 9, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Jason Parasco (City & County of Honolulu), and Sergio Alcubilla (Legal Aid Society of Hawai’i)
- Episode Eighteen (August 16, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Jason Parasco (City & County of Honolulu), and Danny Goya (Partners in Development Foundation)
- Episode Nineteen (August 23, 2017) – Guests: Tamah-Lani Noh (State), Jason Parasco (City & County of Honolulu), and Phil Acosta (ALEA Bridge)
- Episode Twenty (August 30, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Jason Parasco (City & County of Honolulu), and Josie Howard (We are Oceania)
- Episode Twenty-One (September 21, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Jason Parasco (City & County of Honolulu), and Eric Englin (PHOCUSED)
- Episode Twenty-Three (October 11, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Jason Parasco (City & County of Honolulu), and Trisha Kajimura (Mental Health America of Hawai’i)
- Episode Twenty-Four (November 10, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Jason Parasco (City & County of Honolulu), and Victor Geminiani (Hawai’i Appleseed Center)
- Episode Twenty-Five (December 6, 2017) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Jason Parasco (City & County of Honolulu), and Heather Lusk (The CHOW Project)
- Episode Twenty-Six (January 4, 2018) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Marc Alexander (City & County of Honolulu), and Jillian Okamoto (Catholic Charities Hawai’i)
- Episode Thirty-One (June 19, 2018) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Marc Alexander (City & County of Honolulu), and Jason Espero (Waikiki Health)
- Episode Thirty-Two (July 25, 2018) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Marc Alexander (City & County of Honolulu), Craig Shoji (Revive + Refresh), and Danica Fong Shoji (Revive + Refresh)
- Episode Thirty-Three (August 1, 2018) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Marc Alexander (City & County of Honolulu), and Camille Simon (Catholic Charities Hawai’i)
- Episode Forty (April 3, 2019) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Marc Alexander (City & County of Honolulu) and Samantha Church (Family Promise of Hawaii)
- Episode Forty-One (May 6, 2019) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Marc Alexander (City & County of Honolulu) and Marya Grambs (Partners in Care)
- Episode Forty-Four (August 9, 2019) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Marc Alexander (City & County of Honolulu) and Carla Houser (RYSE)
- Episode Forty-Five (September 2019) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Marc Alexander (City & County of Honolulu), and Toby Portner (Department of Education)
- Episode Forty-Six (October 2019) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Marc Alexander (City & County of Honolulu), and Judith Clark (Hawaii Youth Services Network)
- SPECIAL EPISODE (October 23, 2019) – Guests: Carla Houser (RYSE), and members of the new Oahu Youth Action Board for youth who have experienced homelessness
- Episode Forty-Seven (December 2019) – Guests: Scott Morishige (State), Marc Alexander (City & County of Honolulu), and Josiah ‘Ākau (Kinai ‘Eha)
