On May 18, over 125 youth and advocates from 15 states, including representatives from the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawai‘i Youth Council, protested tobacco giant Altria’s annual shareholders meeting. This year marks the eighth consecutive year that Mobilize Against Tobacco…
The 2023 legislative session for the Hawai‘i Alcohol Policy Alliance was a valuable one. Although the 0.05 blood alcohol concentration (BAC) bill did not pass, a campaign can still achieve significant progress, even without a bill being signed into law.…
Hawai‘i Island Youth Academy (HIYA) continues to strengthen in numbers with youth who share the same goal: to put an end to this vaping epidemic. This year, HIYA’s main focus was to bring much-needed awareness to their communities. They were…
Since the inception of HIPHI’s 808NOVAPE campaign in 2017, the alarming rise in vaping among Hawai‘i’s youth has become a pressing concern for parents, educators, and public health officials. While much attention was given to combating this issue in the…
Just days after the end of the school year, ten students from Molokaʻi High School dedicated their Saturday to collaborating with the Maui Nui Youth Council to utilize the process of Photovoice and Community Mapping to explore and discuss substance…
Looking for a fun way to engage teens on health topics? Tobacco-Free Kaua‘i has adapted a popular game show to educate students on the harms of tobacco and e-cigarettes. Clue: a popular quiz game show that is not usually associated…
The 2023 Legislative Session ended in early May under unique circumstances. Several bills needed additional drafting time, including the state budget, and this pushed voting later than normal. The final vote on the budget was on the last day of…
March 15, 2023 was Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action in Hawai‘i. While nearly 100 youth from across the state participated in a rally at the State Capitol, 20 students from East Hawai‘i hosted their own event to take…
In February 2023, youth from the Maui Nui Youth Council traveled to Washington, DC, to attend the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America 2023’s National Youth Leadership Forum. The forum was designed to empower young people to become leaders in their…
Tobacco-Free Kaua‘i (TFK) is making intentional strides to build our coalition of passionate community members, stakeholders and youth and invites you to join in and support the tobacco-free movement! TFK’s mission is to improve the health of the people of…
HIPHI is pleased to welcome several new staff members this spring.
A proposed bill to lower the per se blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level for alcohol-impaired driving from 0.08 to 0.05 sped through the Senate with overwhelming support, and its fate now rests in the House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian…