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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

 

August 2025, Volume 84, No. 8

 

Download the HJHSW August PDF here

 

Cocaine Induced Postictal Psychosis: A Rare Cause of Antipsychotic Resistant Psychosis
Allison N. Chang, MD; Miki Kiyokawa, MD; Noam Grysman, MD

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(8):144-153. https://doi.org/10.62547/NMIQ4624
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Evaluating Medical Students’ Confidence in Musculoskeletal Examination: Implications for Improving Musculoskeletal Medicine Education
Mikayla L. Sonnleitner, MD; Eli M. Snyder, BS; Franchesca A. Johnson, MD; Ho Hyun Lee, BA; Kelli A. Kokame, MD; Jennifer M. Wong, MD; Jaime C. Yu, MD, Richard T. Kasuya, MD, MS; Damon Lee, MD; Henry L. Lew, MD, PhD

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(8):148-153. https://doi.org/10.62547/MLTR2588
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ (SCCIS) of the Nipple Following Breast Conserving Therapy: Case Report
Shirley Cheng, MD; Jared Su, MD; Jessica Kieu, MD; Amelia Wong,DO; Koah Vierkoetter, MD; Ashley Marumoto, MD

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(8):154-158. https://doi.org/10.62547/VCNZ47352
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MEDICAL SCHOOL HOTLINE
Medical School Faculty and Staff Well-being Post COVID-19 Pandemic Follow-up
Kathleen Kihmm Connolly, PhD; Lee Ellen Buenconsejo-Lum, MD; Jerris R. Hedges, MD, MS, MMM

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(8):159-163. https://doi.org/10.62547/XTZQ3941

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