Archive for November, 2008

Informational Briefing on QUEST Expanded Access Program

On the Agenda:

Review of recent award of $1.5 billion contract covering 37,000 Aged, Blind, and Disabled population to two for-profit mainland health insurance companies
FACE’s concern that these companies may not have significant cultural understanding and sufficient Hawaii physicians and hospitals
Concerns raised by investigations about the corporate and financial integrity of these companies on the mainland [...]

FACE Maui: ‘Yes, We Can!’

November 20th, 2008

Trisha Smith
Interfaith organization and community leaders celebrate signing of an action covenant to help resolve major issues on Maui. “This is a new beginning for all of us.”
Faith Action for Community Equity (FACE) Maui held its founding covenant celebration on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Christ the King Church in Kahului. The Maui sun glistened [...]

FACE mixes church, politics to help community

November 16th, 2008

Project linked to organization involving Obama
By CHRIS HAMILTON, Staff Writer
KAHULUI - Back in Maui’s plantation days, even as recently as 50 years ago, the church was the center of every community, said Maui County Council Member Michael Victorino.
There were few, if any, government social programs or nonprofit agencies providing social services. If the workers had trouble [...]

FACE of Maui to Hold Founding Covenant Celebration

November 13th, 2008

Faith Action for Community Equity (FACE), an interfaith organization for promoting justice and equity, will celebrate its founding and commit to an action covenant at Christ the King Church in Kahului on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 9 to 11 a.m. FACE is currently comprised of 19 churches and temples, three social service agencies, two labor [...]