A Family Tree
Contact Information
1632 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96826
United States
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Honolulu, HI 96826
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8 AM-4 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM-4 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM-4 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM-4 PM |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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Hawaii International Child (HIC) (founding name, Hawaii International Child Placement and Family Services, Inc.), was established in 1975 by members of Hawai'i’s adoption community. HIC’s founding members came from a background of personal connection to international adoption. Some had parents who’d been adopted, others had adopted children themselves, or were raised with siblings who’d been adopted.
In its early years, HIC worked directly with Holt Children’s Services International, bringing nearly 2,000 orphaned children from Korea to American families. In 1991 HIC moved from the Big Island of Hawai'i, to Honolulu on the island of Oahu, to better serve a larger adoptive parent population. HIC has actively sought to maintain its reputation as a friendly and client-focused agency. Our staff is united in our love of children, our respect for adoptive parents, and our enjoyment of the important work we are lucky to be able to do.
From 1975 to 2020, HIC helped more than 3,000 children find their forever families. We ran adoption programs in China, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Ukraine, Taiwan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Africa, Thailand, Vietnam and the Republic of Georgia. We worked in cooperation with other agencies and parties, to place children from Cambodia, the Philippines, Peru, Guatemala, Mexico and Japan. We served as a contract agency with the State of Hawai'i Department of Human Services to place children from foster care into permanent homes in Hawai'i. We worked with adoption attorneys in private adoptions and facilitate private domestic adoptions. We worked to place children from mainland state foster programs into permanent homes in Hawai'i.
In an effort to work more closely with our families in Hawai'i, in 2020, HIC grew into A Family Tree. As AFT, we continue to offer the full range of adoption services, domestic child placement, home studies, parent training, (birth) parent support. As also opened our PonoRoots Counseling Center, support families, couples, children and individuals.
As a 501 (c)3 non-profit agency, AFT is governed by the AFT Board of Directors and is licensed by the State of Hawai'i.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
The Hawaii Department of Human Services and its partners strive to support resource families. You can find many educational resources on the DHS website. Plus, foster parents can use the Warm Line support number for information, referrals, and general support.
The Warm Line for resource families is Oahu (808) 545-1130 and Neighbor Islands 1-866-545-0882.
Your local licensed foster care agency is there for you as well. Many child placement agencies in the state are working hard to recruit foster parents and provide support in every way they can.
If you have questions or concerns about the process or meeting the needs of a child in your care, you can always call or message them.
There are also online resources available, such as blog posts, to help you deal with obstacles and learn more about the impact of fostering.
Remember, you're never alone! Use the support groups and resources out there, and it will make your parenting journey much easier.
Ratings and Reviews
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Jan 16, 2018
They are great and extremely helpful in filling out the documents and information about adoptions and very friendly and always willing to help. Thinking of adopting? this is the place to go
Sep 05, 2017
HIC has been such an incredible resource in working through the adoption process. MJ, as well as all the staff we have worked with, have been professional, courteous, caring, and attentive to our needs every step of the way. They offer great support in both Pre and Post Adoptive Parent support, as well as support with the adoptive children, having the children's best interest always in mind. Thank you so much!! Friends for life.....
Aug 29, 2017
We are so grateful that someone recommended HIC to us. HIC guided us from the start until the final adoption process. When we traveled to pick up our daughter it was so comforting that HIC’s liaisons were there to guide us because it was an unfamiliar place and that we didn’t speak the language. THANK YOU HIC for helping us complete our family!!
Aug 27, 2017
We LOVE HIC! My family adopted two children with HIC, one via domestic open adoption and another via embryo adoption and HIC's gestational carrier program. This agency's staff are warm, responsive, and helpful. They have continued to be involved in our children's lives over the last four years and have fostered our relationships with their birth families and helped us overcome some obstacles. Prior to working with HIC we were working with a mainland agency in Oregon who we felt neglected us through a difficult adoption process that was not completed when the birth mom changed her mind. HIC was never like that for us! We are a same-sex couple, and HIC has been a delight to work with for us. I highly recommend this agency for any family looking to adopt in Hawaii or overseas!
Aug 27, 2017
HIC cares about ALL adoptive children, even ones that were not adopted through their agency. Throughout the years, they have allowed my adoptive daughters to participate in their Lunar New Year festival, Mandarin classes and most recently, a 'girl group' of teenage girls dealing with teenage/adoptive issues. I am so grateful for their continued partnership in the unique issues adoptive children face. You are a blessing HIC, thank you!!