The Coalition for Tobacco-Free Hawai‘i diligently works to identify strategies to advance tobacco control and prevention in the state. While the state-level work is undoubtedly essential, there is a lot of value in working to implement strong policies at the…
We are awaiting the 2024 Legislative Session with excitement. The legislative session is a time when we can advocate for policies that will support the state’s public health. Implementing public health policy is essential because it is a way to…
The Hawai’i Alcohol Policy Alliance is gearing up for the 2024 legislative session with a renewed effort to create safer roads by lowering the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) threshold for impaired driving from 0.08 to 0.05 BAC. The 0.05 Saves…
In a proactive effort to enhance community safety and well-being, the East Hawai‘i Drug-Free Coalition embarked on completing a comprehensive six-month-long Community Needs Assessment (unscientific, self-reported and informal). This initiative aimed to examine local conditions contributing to underage drinking in…
It has been a busy few months for the Coalition For a Tobacco-Free Hawai‘i Youth Council. Mayor Rick Blangiardi invited representatives of the Youth Council that submitted testimony to attend the signing of Bill 46 to end the sale of…
Through the COVID-19 pandemic and one of the deadliest wildfires in the United States, it is evident that the Maui community has been faced with many challenges over the past few years. Through the darkness, however, there is always light…
In November, sixteen passionate Tobacco-Free Kaua‘i (TFK) advocates gathered to help plot the 2024 roadmap for tobacco control on Kaua‘i. The members elected top priorities and developed a detailed plan to help TFK identify goals and the strategies to accomplish them…
The Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawai‘i Island held its annual strategic planning meeting on October 30, 2023, at the Hawai‘i Island Community Health Center in Kailua Kona to establish its goals and priorities for 2024. As a coalition, we plan…
As summer comes to an end and we prepare for the end of the year, it is with great enthusiasm that we bring you an update on the progress of our campaign to lower the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in…
17 youth from across the State, representing three islands and 11 different schools, gathered together in the Honolulu HIPHI office on Saturday, August 19, to kick off the 2023/2024 Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaiʻi Youth Council. Students participated in engaging activities…
Malama Pono Health Services (MPHS) first planted its roots on Kauaʻi in 1986 and for a couple of decades was known as the place that served HIV/AIDS patients. Over time, MPHS evolved to meet other community needs and expanded their…
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…