University of Hawai‘i NewsPublished April 1, 2026 Based on all recorded suicide deaths from 2013 to 2023, those in construction, agriculture, and the arts, males and especially those under 40 years old showed the highest suicide rates. Led by Thao...
Read More(L-R: Alan Shintani, General Contractor; Jeanne Ishikawa, Chair of Wahiawa Neighborhood Board; Representative Trish La Chica; Senator Samantha DeCorte; Senate Vice President Michelle N. Kidani; Colette Miyamoto-Kajiwara, Director of Storefront; Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz; Deputy Superintendent Heidi Armstrong, Hawaii...
Read MoreAttendees from the 2024 Alternative Program Support Services Summer Summit toured the Wahiawa Value Added Product Development Center(WVAPDC). From Left to Right: Colette Kajiwara, Coordinator, High Core/Storefront; Tia L. Roberts Hartsock, Director, Office of Wellness and Resilience; Bill Chen, Vice...
Read MoreMembers of the Office of Wellness and Resilience staff Governor Green for a volunteer day at Hawai‘i Foodbank in late December 2025.
Read MoreHONOLULU – The state of Hawaiʻi Office of Wellness and Resilience today announced the completion of the Peer Support Specialist Working Group and released a comprehensive framework report to guide the development, implementation and sustainability of peer support services throughout...
Read MoreCongratulations to Trina Orimoto, Ph.D., deputy director of the Office of Wellness and Resilience (OWR), for being chosen for the 2026 cohort of the American Psychologists Association’s Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology. The program vision is a world with equitable systems...
Read MoreHawaiʻi Public Radio | By Emma CairesPublished December 8, 2025 Some state workers are on their way to providing more sensitive care through Hawaiʻi's first trauma-informed care certification program. The Learning and Leadership Collaborative, under the state’s Office of Wellness...
Read MoreGovernor Green taking a selfie with summit participants. The Office of Wellness and Resilience (OWR), recently launched its Learning and Leadership Collaborative at the second-annual Kūpa‘a Maoli Ola, Hawai‘i’s Wellness and Resilience Summit. Governor Green welcomed more than 175 state employees...
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