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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,…
The passage of SB 2175 at the Hawai‘i State Legislature has put an end to the sale of disposable e-cigarettes. This may encourage current users of disposable e-cigarettes to consider quitting. Quitting the use of tobacco products can be difficult…
The Maui Nui Food Alliance (MNFA) is excited to welcome Breon Michel as its new Coordinator with Hawai‘i Public Health Institute (HIPHI). MNFA is a cross-sector collaborative working to strengthen food security and build a more resilient local food system…
By Bev Brody, Get Fit Kaua‘i The past two months have brought a wave of momentum, creativity, and community energy to Kalena Park and the Healthy Half Mile in the heart of Līhu‘e, Kaua‘i. This work is led through a…