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2019 Policy Agenda available today
We have released our annual Public Health Legislative Agenda to highlight key public health bills expected to be introduced and debated in the state legislature. With at least 3,000 bills typically introduced each year, our annual Public Health Legislative Agenda aims to put the spotlight on key public health legislation expected to be introduced and […]
Seasons Greetings from the Executive Director
Happy Holidays! Wow, where has 2018 gone!? It has been a busy, fulfilling year for HIPHI and we have all of you to thank. In 2018, we held our first statewide e-cigarette conference, engaged with Community Health Workers across the state, helped to write a statewide oral health strategic plan, held a healthy beverage summit, […]
Three Maui County tobacco control policies pass in 2018
It has been a good year for health in Maui! The Maui County Code is being updated by Maui County Council to be consistent with state law, which includes electronic smoking devices (ESDs), more commonly known as e-cigarettes or vapes, under the smoke-free workplaces law. Including ESDs in the smoking definition helps to protect our residents […]
Perspectives on Community Health visits the Friendship House on Kaua‘i
Friendship House is a psychiatric rehabilitation program for about 70 adult Kaua‘i residents with both serious mental illness and a desire to improve their quality of life. The mission of Friendship House is to provide a safe, accepting environment reflective of the Clubhouse Model in which individuals with mental illness are offered empowering opportunities to reach their full […]
808NOVAPE Campaign Breathes Aloha Onto the Walls of Schools Across the State
With the vaping epidemic steadily taking up a lot of ink lately in the national news, HIPHI continues to fight back. Not with ink, but with something a lot more colorful: paint. On the heels of the statewide spring kickoff of the 808NOVAPE campaign in theatres, on social media platforms, on radio stations, and in […]
HIPHI’s 2019 policy priorities have been selected
The new year marks the beginning of a new legislative biennium where HIPHI will be championing policies to address the youth vaping epidemic, curb sugary beverage consumption, expand healthy meals to low-income families, and promote oral health access. We need your support to move these priorities forward. End the Sale of Candy-Flavored Tobacco A bill […]
HIPHI and partners clear the cloud at first-ever ESD conference
In late October, the Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawai‘i (Coalition), a program of Hawai‘i Public Health Institute, along with the Hawai‘i Community Foundation and the Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH), hosted the state’s first-ever Electronic Smoking Devices (ESD) conference. Over 200 participants from various sectors, including education, law enforcement, state and city attorneys, […]
Meet the Maui Coalition for Drug Free Youth
HIPHI recently welcomed Maui Coalition for Drug-Free Youth (MCDFY) and its two staff members, Rick Collins and Ashlee Chapman, to the HIPHI ‘ohana. Formed in 2013, MCDFY is a local community coalition of partner organizations and individuals committed to reducing underage alcohol use and youth substance use in Maui County. Some coalition members, concerned citizens, […]
Vision Zero by 2040
On September 15, Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa made a proclamation, called Vision 2040, to eliminate traffic deaths on Maui by 2040. To kick off the launch, Creating Healthier Communities — a collaboration between Hawai‘i State Department of Health, Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization, County of Maui Department of Planning, County of Maui Department of Public Works, HEAL Coalition […]
HIPHI Youth Council In Action
It’s been a busy fall for Youth Council! In late September, the Youth Council selected their policy priority to ban flavored tobacco products and honed their public speaking skills in front of their fellow members. In October, they worked on developing island-based strategies to gather support for a prohibition on flavored tobacco products. It wasn’t […]
Get Fit Kauai’s Fitness Week on Rice
Get Fit Kauai’s Fitness Week on Rice was a week-long fitness experience in Lihue that inspired healthy lifestyles and a sense of community. It was an occasion to highlight Lihue’s gyms and fitness studios and provide opportunities for people to engage in activities that promote health, well-being, and community. Over 200 people took advantage of […]