Mental Health Kokua

Mental Health Kokua is a community-based behavioral health organization in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, dedicated to supporting adults with serious mental illness and related challenges in achieving stability, independence, and meaningful integration within their communities. Through culturally responsive and recovery-focused services, the organization works to reduce barriers to care while addressing the complex needs of individuals experiencing homelessness, chronic mental health conditions, and co-occurring substance use disorders.

The Kailua-Kona location provides outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient programming, case management, psychiatry, peer support, psychosocial rehabilitation, and supportive housing services. Mental Health Kokua emphasizes practical skill building, coordinated care, and community reintegration, helping individuals strengthen daily living skills, reduce hospitalizations, and move toward long-term recovery. By combining clinical services with housing and outreach support, the program delivers comprehensive, person-centered care that promotes dignity, independence, and sustained wellness throughout Hawaii.