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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 six units of the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) College of Health Sciences and Social Welfare. This includes the John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH Public Health, the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, the UH Cancer Center, and the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy. Read More

Current Issue

 

November 2025, Volume 84, No. 11

Special Issue by the John A. Burns School of Medicine Department of Surgery

Download the HJHSW November PDF here

 

Guest Editors' Message: Original Research from the Department of Surgery
Stacey Woodruff, MD; Russell Woo, MD; Christina Wai, MD, FACS

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(11):231. https://doi.org/10.62547/IWXH9021

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Prolonged Postoperative Ileus Following Elective Colectomy: A 2014-2019 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis
Shirley Cheng, MD; Ian Chun, MD; Rachel Lew, MD; Maveric Abella, MD; Kyle Ishikawa, MS; Hyeung Jun Ahn, PhD; Christina Wai, MD, FACS

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(11):232-242. https://doi.org/10.62547/RWHA5257

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Breast Cancer Surgery Practice Patterns in Hawaiʻi Compared to the Rest of the U.S.
Jared Su, MD; Jessica Kieu, MD; Amelia Wong, DO; Brenda Y Hernandez, PhD, MPH; Lenora WM Loo, PhD; Ashley Marumoto, MD

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(11):243-250. https://doi.org/10.62547/VUPD5652

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Utilization of Genetic Testing and Surgical Implications in an Ethnically Diverse Hawaiian Population
Amelia Wong, DO; Saskia Leonard, MD; Katlyn An, MS; Brendan Seto, MD; Jared Su, MD; Jessica Kieu, MD; Hyeong Jun Ahn, PhD; Ashley Marumoto, MD

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(11):251-260. https://doi.org/10.62547/ZFYG5300

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Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Pacific Islanders vs. Whites
Shelby K Yee, MD; Linda L Wong, MD

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(11):261-268. https://doi.org/10.62547/HYLO1221

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Increasing Trend in Pediatric Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Injuries Presenting to US Emergency Departments and an Injury Profile – A 10-Year Analysis.
Morgan E Hasegawa, MD; Kyle K Obana, MD; Julian B Rimm, MD; Kyle M Ishikawa, MS; Jon Z Tan, MD; Trent M Tamate, MD; Jennifer A Sheasley, BA; Timothy H Stocker-Downing, DO; Scott N Crawford, MD

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(11):269-276. https://doi.org/10.62547/IYGC2678

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