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Storm visualization via Windy.com From heavy rains to hurricanes, Hawaiʻi’s storm seasons can bring flooding, power outages, and health risks that disrupt daily life. And these events are becoming more common. As climate change drives more severe and frequent weather…
Last week, more than 400 public health professionals, students, and community partners gathered at the ‘Alohilani Resort for HIPHI’s 2026 Community Health Conference, Navigating Change: Shaping the Future of Public Health. Over three days, the conference brought together voices from…
Aloha, While life continues to be filled with uncertainties, I hope you all are finding some time to soak in the long summer days. At HIPHI, we’re in the final stages of preparation for our upcoming community health conference, Navigating…
HIPHI is thrilled to introduce three new staff members joining our team in Summer 2026! Meet our newest team members: Kayla Bajo joined HIPHI in May 2026 as the O‘ahu Community Coordinator for the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawai‘i (CTFH)…
Hawaiʻi has taken an important step toward a cooler, healthier future with the passage of SCR 129, a resolution affirming support for expanding tree canopy coverage and installing shade trees in urban areas to reduce the impacts of urban heat…
Hawai‘i State Attorney General Anne Lopez addressing the crowd at the State Capitol on Take Down Tobacco Day, March 18, 2026. Since 2017, the rising rate of e-cigarette use among Hawai‘i youth has been a major concern for the Coalition…
After every legislative session, the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawai‘i Youth Council gathers to celebrate wins and reflect on the challenges of the year. Last session, both bills aimed at ending flavored tobacco sales died early, continuing a long pattern…
On April 24, 2026, members of the Hawaiʻi Island Healthy Eating + Active Living (HEAL) Coalition brought physical activity and healthy eating education to the health fair at the State Building in Hilo. The coalition’s goals for the event: engage…
In fall 2025, the statewide Healthy Eating + Active Living (HEAL) Coalition identified free mass transit for keiki as a top priority for the 2026 legislative session. The goal is to ensure young people can access schools, after-school programs, work,…
Hawai‘i Oral Health Coalition (HOHC), in collaboration with the State Department of Health Family Health Services Division and community partners, is bringing oral health stakeholders together in communities across every county this summer. Meetings are scheduled from May through September…
Ke Kula Nui o Waimānalo’s Limu Hui Community Training event at Waimānalo Beach Park on April 25, 2026. One of the main objectives of the Ola HAWAII Community Engagement Core (CEC) is capacity building and resource sharing. Training is one…
On April 23, the Public Health Training Hui welcomed a multidisciplinary team from Hawai‘i End of Life Options (HELO) for a webinar on ethical challenges within Hawai‘i’s Our Care, Our Choice Act (OCOCA). The team included physician Dr. Charles Miller,…