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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

 

June 2025, Volume 84, No. 6

 

Download the HJHSW June PDF here

 

Enhancing Care of Young Febrile Infants in Hawaiʻi: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Hospitalizations and Procedures
Jannet Lee-Jayaram MD; Benetta Chin MD; Robert Pantell MD; Chieko Kimata PhD; Jhenieve Inouye BS; Eyrica Sumida BS; Anna Ung BS; Cheryl Okado MD

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(6):48-58. https://doi.org/YMXL1170
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DRESS Syndrome – Rare but Potentially Fatal Drug Reaction
Tam HT Fukuyama BS; Breea R Yamat BS; Jinichi Tokeshi MD

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(6):59-61. https://doi.org/10.62547/NDRM8747
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Climate Change and the Lāhainā Wildfires: Raising Global Awareness as Native Hawaiians
Ashley M. Lee BS; Vanessa M. P. Freitas BA

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(6):62-69. https://doi.org/10.62547/IKLJ7422
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INSIGHT IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Weaving Indigenous Methodologies to Enact, Extend, and Innovate Best Practice Survey Measure Development
Donna-Marie Palakiko PhD, APRN; Joanne R. Loos PhD

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(6):69-73.https://doi.org/10.62547/HHZJ2325
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