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About the Journal
ISSN 2641-5216 (Print), ISSN 2641-5224 (Online)
The Hawaiʻi Journal of Health & Social Welfare is a monthly peer-reviewed journal with the aim of advancing knowledge about health and social welfare, with a focus on the diverse peoples and unique environments of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific region.
The lead academic partners are the units of the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) College of Health Sciences and Social Welfare. This includes the John A. Burns School of Medicine, the Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, the UH Cancer Center, and the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy.
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Current Issue
September 2026, Volume 85, No. 9
Special Issue by the Pacific Island Health Officers Association (PIHOA)
Download the HJHSW September PDF here
Guest Editor's Message: Strengthening Health Systems Through Public Health Workforce Development in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands
Gillian Dunn, DrPH, MS
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2026;85(9):231-233.https://doi.org/10.62547/TCGE3335
Evaluation of the Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program: An Innovative Model for Public Health Workforce Development in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands (2021 – 2025)
Soulmaz Rostami, MPH, BS; Jade S N Chennaux, BS, PGCFE; Bernadette Provido-Schumann, MPA;
Casierra Cruz, MPH; Emi Chutaro, MSc; Theresa C Arriola, MBA; Christian S Yarowe, MPA
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2026;85(9):234-241. https://doi.org/10.62547/UMHY45711
Stakeholder Perspectives on the Learning Model and Skills Application in a Pacific Field Epidemiology Training Program
Helene Le Mouellic, MBA, MPH, PGDAE; Gillian Dunn, DrPH, MS
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2026;85(9):242-248. https://doi.org/10.62547/ZMMU7750
Palau Tobacco Excise Tax 2013: An Evaluation of Tobacco Use, Imports, and Expenditures
Israella Yaoch, PGDip; Stephanie Kern-Allely, MPH; Candace Koshiba, BA; Haley L Cash McGinley,
PhD, MPH
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2026;85(9):249-255. https://doi.org/10.62547/DSII7441
Evaluation of the Digital Transformation of Traveler Entry Forms in the Republic of Palau in 2023
Lucas Salii Jr., PGDAE; Cherly-Ann R Udui, MPH; Sherilynn Madraisau, MS; Haley L Cash McGinley,
PhD, MPH; Stephanie Kern-Allely, MPH
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2026;85(9):256-262.https://doi.org/10.62547/RTKK7288
Completeness and Timeliness of Diagnostic Follow-up for Mammograms in Palau, 2019-2024
Darla Rengulbai, PGDAE; Selma August, PGCFE; Sheila Tmarsel, MA; Mindy Sugiyama, PGDAE; Irish
Tutii, PGCFE; Edolem Ikerdeu, MA; Glenda Santos, MD, BS Pharm; Stephanie Kern-Allely, MPH; Haley
L Cash McGinley, PhD, MPH
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2026;85(9):263-268. https://doi.org/10.62547/LCCL6042
Investigating HPV Vaccination in the Republic of Palau: Assessment of the School-Based Program from 2020 to 2024
Landon K Decherong, AS, PGDFE; Merlyn B Basilius, BSN; Haley L Cash McGinley, PhD, MPH;
Stephanie Kern-Allely, MPH
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2026;85(9):269-276. https://doi.org/10.62547/NNIH2392
An Evaluation of Cesarean Section Deliveries in Ebeye, Republic of the Marshall Islands, 2023
Ana V Koliniwai, PGDAE; A Mark Durand, MD, MPH; Haley L Cash McGinley, PhD, MPH; ChoCho Thein, MBBS, MMed
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2026;85(9):277-283. https://doi.org/10.62547/FQVA3054
Factors Affecting the Completion of Sharps Injury Clearance at Belau National Hospital, Palau, 2013 to 2024
Belinda Eungel, BPHN, RN; Kimberly T Idip, BPHN, RN; Selaima Lalabalavu, MBChB; Haley L Cash
McGinley, PhD, MPH; Stephanie Kern-Allely, MPH
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2026;85(9):284-290. https://doi.org/10.62547/BWJT2013
