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Catholic Charities Hawaii (Island of Hawai'i Office)

  • Location:
    62 Kinoole Street
    Hilo, HI 96720
  • Phone:
    (808) 961-7030
  • Fax:
    (808) 961-7039
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Catholic Charities Hawaii provides assistance to low-income immigrants in the preparation and filing of applications for naturalization, adjustment of status, and family-based immigration. In addition, we provide referral to free ESL classes.

Counties served: Hawaii, Honolulu

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, T visas, U visas
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Community Development
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Referrals to other services
Populations served: Farm workers
Languages spoken: English, Chuukese
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Can also assist with travel documents and removal of conditional residence. Our Immigration Services program is an affiliate of CLINIC. We can also serve residents of the Compact of Free Association nations. This location does not do religious immigration. We offer free ESL and Citizenship classes on both islands. Office also in Kona, can use same phone # for appointment.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 0
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network