Helping Hawai'i's busy moms build connections with each other, and providing them with news and information to help them and their families be the best they can be — those are the goals of www.HawaiiMoms.com, a new Web site launched by The Honolulu Advertiser today.

Mothers across the state are invited to log on to www.HawaiiMoms.com and join online discussions with other moms statewide.

They can post questions, respond to other moms' queries, write about the frustrations and joys of motherhood, make friends, build neighborhood groups and much more.

Wish you could ask other moms how to stop colic or chronic diaper rash, or how they taught their babies to put themselves to sleep? Want insider opinions about a college or doctor you're considering for your child? Need somewhere to pour your heart out when your kids are driving you nuts? Mom to Mom, the discussion board at www.HawaiiMoms.com, is a place where moms can take their concerns and find other moms who will listen and offer their wisdom.

Other www.HawaiiMoms.com features include parenting stories, Mom of the Week profiles, an Ask the Experts questions and answers, Advertiser writer Treena Shapiro's Family Tree blog, birth announcements and much more.

Some features from www.HawaiiMoms.com will appear on The Advertiser's redesigned 'Ohana page that's published on Sundays.