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 Welcome to Isle Interpret (ISLE)

Isle Interpret promotes successful communication with deaf and hard of hearing persons throughout the state of Hawaii by offering affordable, convenient, and secure onsite American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services, video remote interpreting services in ASL, real time captioning (RTC or CART) services, and computer assisted note taking (CAN) services. 

Isle Interpret provides services statewide to all public and private entities needing communication access services. 

Additionally, Isle Interpret is the current awardee of the DHS-DVR Interpreter Referral Services Contract (DHS-14-VR-921). This contract enables all public procurement units in Hawaii with a signed cooperative purchasing agreement (CPA) in place to obtain referral services at no cost. Public entities that have not signed the cooperative agreement are free to utilize Isle Interpret's services outside of the contract.

It is with the spirit of ALOHA that we strive to strengthen relationships and communities. We bring people, information, and resources together to eliminate barriers to communication access in Hawaii and the Pacific region.

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Our Mission

Our Values

Isle Interpret is committed to strengthening relationships and empowering communities through capacity building initiatives and by facilitating seamless communication access between deaf and hearing persons in Hawaii and the Pacific region all with the spirit of ALOHA. 

We strive to eliminate communication barriers by:

• Facilitating greater understanding and awareness between deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, and hearing people
• Providing educational and consulting services on communication access

• Utilizing the latest video interpreting technology available to build communication access capacity by enabling Hawaii's interpreting, captioning, and computer assisted note-taking resources to be used more efficiently throughout Hawaii and the Pacific region

• Aloha – We have compassion and respect for consumers and colleagues of all abilities and love for the work we do as certified sign language interpreters.      

• Laulima  -- We are committed to working cooperatively and collaboratively to build capacity and provide access to qualified interpreters and efficient, effective communication regardless of where you are located. 

• ‘Olu‘olu – We are always agreeable, gracious and pleasant demonstrating utmost professionalism towards and regard for customers, clients, colleagues, and the communities we serve.

• Hilina‘i i‘a – We are trustworthy and ethical in all our business dealings. 

• Alaka‘i—We are experienced interpreters taking the initiative to lead by example.

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