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Healthcare need not come with a dose of financial ruin; 50,000 Hawaiʻi residents may qualify for relief
As many as 50,000 Hawaiʻi residents may qualify for as much as $91 million in medical debt relief under a bill signed into law Thursday by Gov. Josh Green, a medical doctor.
Council committee to review eviction mediation, human trafficking prevention
The Maui County Council Water Authority, Social Services and Parks Committee will receive updates on eviction mediation and discuss prevention measures for child abuse and human trafficking. The panel will convene at 9 a.m. Monday in the Council Chambers in Wailuku.
2024 Quality of Life & Well-Being Dashboard highlights economic strain, health disparities, more
The College of Social Sciences at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, in partnership with the Office of Wellness and Resilience in the Office of the Governor, launched the 2024 Hawaiʻi Quality of Life and Well-Being Dashboard, Dec. 10. Surveying more than 8,000 residents statewide, the dashboard provides an in-depth look at pressing social, economic and health issues affecting Hawaiʻi’s residents.
Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz praises release of 2024 Hawaiʻi Quality of Life Dashboard
On Tuesday, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and the Office of Wellness and Resilience under the Office of the Governor launched the dashboard, which features in-depth findings on social, economic, and health issues affecting the state’s residents.
Gov. Green signs executive order declaring Hawaiʻi a trauma-informed state
“This executive order and survey are just our first actions to become a trauma-informed state,” said Gov. Green. “With the results, we will develop better services and programs that support the wellness and resilience of our people, including addressing community traumas we’ve lived through in the past several years, like the pandemic and Maui fires.”
Mālama ʻOhana unites community and state to review Hawaiʻi’s child welfare system
Mālama ʻOhana seeks to redesign and recommend transformative changes to Hawaiʻi’s existing child welfare system by working alongside families who have lived experience in the system.
State’s Office of Wellness and Resilience join partners in Maui’s healing journey
Regular weekend gatherings at the Hyatt Regency Maui and Royal Lahaina Hotel have become part of the healing process for survivors of the August wildfires on Maui. In partnership with Hui Ho‘omalu and Laukanaka, Kamehameha Schools, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, and the hotel shelters, the Office of Wellness and Resilience has been coordinating the gatherings since early October.