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Hawai‘i Island Youth Academy: School Year Recap

Hawai‘i Island Youth Academy: School Year Recap

June 26, 2023

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…

Walk and Roll to School Events Promote Public Health

Walk and Roll to School Events Promote Public Health

June 26, 2023

Every May and October, students, families, and school staff organize events to celebrate the joys of walking or rolling to school in recognition of National Bike to School Day and National Walk and Roll to School Days. HIPHI is proud…

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Kaukau 4 Keiki: Filling the Summer Hunger Gap

June 26, 2023

Kaukau 4 Keiki (K4K), a Summer Food Service Program, is back for its sophomore season! K4K provides age-appropriate and locally-sourced meal kits to our keiki who won’t receive meals at school during summer. Thousands of meal kits will be distributed…

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Kathy Gikbay

April 24, 2023

Kathy joined HIPHI in April 2023 as the Program Assistant to provide general administrative support for the Hawai‘i Oral Health Coalition and Community Health Worker initiatives. Born and raised in Hilo on the Big Island, Kathy is passionate about public…

2023 Take Down Tobacco – Hilo

2023 Take Down Tobacco – Hilo

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…

HIBIKE Bikeshare Station

HIBIKE Expansion – Coming Soon!

The blue Biki bikes aren’t just for Honolulu. Hawaiʻi Island has its own bikeshare service called HIBIKE, or Hawaiʻi Island Bikeshare. HIBIKE is administered by the over 30-year-old nonprofit People for Active Transportation Hawaiʻi (PATH), with the support of the…

Tobacco-Free and Eating Healthy Updates from East Hawai‘i

September 20, 2022

The last three months have been busy for the Hawaiʻi County Tobacco-Free Hawaiʻi Island (TFHI) and Healthy Eating + Active Living (HEAL) Coalitions. Let’s dig into some highlights! One of TFHI’s public outreach efforts this quarter was the installation of…