Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai’i, Alaska, Indiana and Kentucky

Project Name: Kalihi Youth Sexual Health Project

Project Overview: The Kalihi Youth Sexual Health (KYSH) project will work in partnership with stakeholders (e.g., youth, parents and caregivers, and community members) to improve sexual and reproductive health outcomes, promote positive youth development, and advance health equity for Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) and LGBTQ+ youth and their families by replicating to scale evidence-based programs (EBPs) in the Kalihi neighborhood of Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. Although the state of Hawaii’s teen birth rate is lower than the national average, NHOPI and LGBTQ+ youth in Kalihi experience teen birth, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and sexually transmitted infection (STI) incidence rates at two-to four-times higher than the national average. EBPs will be provided in public schools and community organizations that cater to NHOPI and LGBTQ+ youth. By the end of the five-year grant period, the KYSH project will have reached 3,150 youth and 90 parents/caregivers.

Community(ies) Served: Kalihi neighborhood of Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii

Target Population: High school-age youth (primarily 10th grade); NHOPI & LGBTQ+ youth

Geographic Area Served (Urbanicity of Community): Honolulu, HI (Urban)

Average Anticipated Number of Youth Served Annually: 630