Please join us on February 20th for “Opportunity Zones and Healthy Communities: Maui.” The event will begin with an overview of Opportunity Zones, a new federal tax incentive designed to attract long-term private investment and stimulate economic growth in disadvantaged areas across the country—including neighborhoods in Maui County. We’ll then explore the potential for the health and community development sectors to work together in securing a healthier future for all residents of Maui. This “Healthy Communities” discussion will include local and national examples of how public, private, and nonprofit partners are aligning their efforts to ensure that every neighborhood is a place of health and opportunity.

There is no cost for this event, but advance registration is requested by February 15th. Please contact Laura Choi at laura.choi@sf.frb.org with any questions.

A gathering of leaders from the Department of Education, Hawai‘i County Police and Prosecutor’s Office, lawmakers, students & parents, media, tobacco industry and public health advocates coming together to:
– generate an understanding of current tobacco-free and vape-free laws; and
– identify possible interventions for the rapid rise of youth use of electronic smoking devices, in Hawai‘i County.

Want to be a part of addressing the needs of cancer survivors? Join us for this pre-conference workshop, which provides a “hands on” training for all levels of experience, to build capacity in your community for collaboration. Dave Nakashima, with over 25 years of facilitating and training experience, will guide us to build personal awareness of facilitation and collaboration strengths and challenges. We will learn to develop practical facilitation skills, learn group process techniques, and ways to work collaboratively. Join us the next day at the Journey Together Conference, and utilize your skills to engage conference participants. Let’s learn and work together!

The Hawaii Comprehensive Cancer Coalition’s Partners invite cancer survivors, caregivers, and providers to join us for the Journey Together: Helping to Shape Cancer Survivorship Care in Hawai‘i. There will be speakers, resource information, and a time to hear your experiences and gain your input through an interactive guided discussion on the needs and concerns of cancer survivors from Kaua‘i.