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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.
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Current Issue
February 2026, Volume 85, No. 2
Download the HJHSW February PDF here
What Is Known about Substance Use in Hawaiʻi: A Scoping Review
Seunghye Hong, PhD, MA; Constance Emory-Khenmy, PhD, MPH; Austin Ajimura, MPH;
Gwen Williams, PhD, LCSW, DCSW
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2026;85(2):27-40. https://doi.org/10.62547/WCXS6948

What Do We Know About the Use of Oral Nicotine Pouches? A Scoping Review of Quantitative Studies
Samia Amin, PhD; Kristina T Phillips, PhD; Michael M Phillips, PhD; S. Lani Park, PhD; Pallav Pokhrel, PhD
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2026;85(2):41-50. https://doi.org/10.62547/NOLD3340

SPOTLIGHT ON NURSING
A Place to Belong: How Ibasho is Redefining Aging in Hawaiʻi
Emi Kiyota, PhD; Margaret A Perkinson, PhD; Clementina Ceria-Ulep, PhD, RN
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2026;85(2):51-53.https://doi.org/10.62547/XNMI1937
