Hawaiʻi Journal of Health & Social Welfare

November 2025, Volume 84, No. 11

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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