Maui NowPublished January 10, 2026 The Hawaiʻi Office of Wellness and Resilience has released a new framework report that will be used to guide the development, implementation and sustainability of peer support services statewide. Developed over 10 months by the...
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...
Read MoreHONOLULU – Hawaiʻi State Senate Committee on Ways and Means Chair Donovan M. Dela Cruz (Senate District 17 – portions of Mililani, Mililani Mauka, portion of Waipiʻo Acres, Launani Valley, Wahiawā, Whitmore Village) applauded the release of the 2024 Hawaiʻi...
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