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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. Read More

Current Issue

 

May 2026, Volume 85, No. 5

Download the HJHSW May PDF here

 

Leptospirosis in Hawaiʻi: A Retrospective Study within a Health Care System, 2010-2021
Emi Lin Luo, BS; Heidi Hillesland, MD; Andrea M Siu, MPH, RAC; Chieko Kimata, PhD, MPH, MBA; Andras Bratincsak, MD, PhD

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2026;85(5):103-110. https://doi.org/10.62547/PAFX9250

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Associations Between Mental Health Status and Sleep and Physical Activity Among Adolescents in Hawaiʻi
Mark YA Chen; Scott K Okamoto, PhD; Eunjung Lim, PhD

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2026;85(5):111-121. https://doi.org/10.62547/ILTH5588

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SPOTLIGHT ON NURSING
The Climate Change and Health Working Group: Breaking Down Silos to Advance Health and Resiliency in Hawaiʻi
Elizabeth M Kiefer, MD, MPH; James McCallen, MPH; Diana Felton, MD; Melveen J Camba, MS, RN; Kathleen Hagan, MS, RN; Gary Glauberman, PhD, RN

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2026;85(5):122-127.https://doi.org/10.62547/DGQZ7384

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