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…
The East Hawai‘i Drug-Free Coalition was honored to meet Hawai‘i’s newest member of Congress, Jill Tokuda, while attending the 33rd annual CADCA National Leadership Forum in Washington, DC, this past February 2023. As the latest member of the Hawai‘i delegation,…
2023 is off to an electric start for the Hawaiʻi Public Health Training Hui (Hui). The Hui continues to bring you informative, credited trainings to build the public health workforce and provide continuing education credits for social work, substance abuse…
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, nearly 100 Hawai‘i youth gathered at the State Capitol on March 15 with a message for lawmakers – it’s time to take action against Big Tobacco. Students from five islands, representing 20+…
A joint statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Hawai‘i Public Health Institute. More than 8 in 10 Hawai‘i voters support legislation that would end the sale…
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and is known as the leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women worldwide. In 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that …
