HUGS
Family Events · About this organization
What you get
Recreation and events where you can spend time with other parents and children facing serious illness.
How to start
Fill in HUGS family enrollment and physician diagnosis verification.
The details, as published
HUGS organizes family events that bring enrolled Hawaii families affected by a child’s life-threatening illness together for recreation, connection, and relief from isolation; individual dates and registration vary and require confirmation.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Family Events — camps and retreats
HUGS organizes family events that bring enrolled Hawaii families affected by a child’s life-threatening illness together for recreation, connection, and relief from isolation; individual dates and registration vary and require confirmation.
Amount not published
Wishes And Family Experiences
Family Events — wishes and family experiences
HUGS organizes family events that bring enrolled Hawaii families affected by a child’s life-threatening illness together for recreation, connection, and relief from isolation; individual dates and registration vary and require confirmation.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. HUGS expressly includes cancer in its life-threatening-illness eligibility for Hawaii children through age 21.
Age
Age 0 to age 21, measured at application.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: HI.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- Complete HUGS family enrollment and physician diagnosis verification.
- Contact the family-services team for the current component schedule or request process.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Web Form
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Current dates, capacity, benefit frequency, and component-level requirements are not fully published.
- Confirm current schedule, capacity, cost, and exact access rules.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Family Events · checked Aug 24, 2026