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In 2006, CIS-HI transitioned from the YMCA to become an official project under the auspices of VRCH, a longtime partner agency. The missions of VRCH and CIS-HI are directly aligned and have been a mutually supportive relationship whereby each entity has benefited.

The objectives for CIS-HI are:

• To learn what works and why through the eyes and ears of those served.
• To nurture people and the work they do in community building.
• To return to cultural roots to better understand the contemporary worldview.
• To understand the dynamics of interdependent and culturally coherent relationships between clients and service providers.

To provide policymakers, service providers, and institutional leaders with increased knowledge and understanding of the formal and informal support systems in families and communities. VRCH is committed to CIS-HI's continued success in serving communities through strengthening families and communities with special attention to the "disproportionate minority" in all risk categories of education, economics, social, health, and culture. The mission of CIS to "create environments where families and individuals live and practice ohana values of caring individuals and shared responsibilities,” which results in thriving interdependent relationships.

CIS brings 17 years of direct service to the most at-risk neighborhoods of Waipahu. They established collaborative partnerships between private and public stakeholders in an effective holistic, inter-disciplinary model of serving families.

CIS is also known statewide for its Ohana Management System drawing from the cultural values and practices of the host culture as a foundation for a synthetic model of management for communities and service providers. CIS has provided this training for more than 60 agencies throughout Hawaii.

The evidence of CIS's work is seen in the practice of the Ohana Management System among CIS staff and clientele.