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2022

  • The Hawai‘i Oral Health Coalition successfully advocated to restore preventative dental coverage for adults on Medicaid, helping to support the oral health of nearly 266,000 people. HIPHI also supported efforts to raise the minimum wage, which will be increased to $18 per hour by 2028.
  • Sponsored 18 trainings with an average of over 200 participants to advance mental health awareness and access, intimate partner violence prevention, and reducing body stigma in the workplace.
  • Distributed 27,000 COVID-19 self-test kits to community based organizations who serve diverse communities statewide. Supported 253 community outreach events statewide, including 134 events offering free vaccines. Disseminated over 21,000 education materials to support keiki health statewide.
  • Supported nine food security projects to provide meals & wraparound health and social services for thousands of low-income kūpuna.