Patrick Uchigakiuchi, Director Tia L. R. Hartsock and Sharon Simms speak on a panel at the inaugural Hawai‘i Wellness & Resilience Summit in May 2024. The Office of Wellness and Resilience (OWR) held its inaugural Kūpa‘a Mauli Ola, Hawai‘i’s Wellness...
Read MoreOn February 20, Governor Josh Green, M.D., signed an executive order declaring Hawai‘i a trauma-informed state. Becoming a trauma-informed state will help alleviate some of the impacts of trauma, and build resilience in our families, communities, and state workforce. The order invites state...
Read MoreWhat do you feel is the greatest issue facing your home neighborhood? This is one of the questions in a statewide survey conducted by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers, in partnership with the State of Hawaiʻi—and they need your help!...
Read MoreHONOLULU – The Office of Wellness and Resilience announces the establishment of the Breakthrough Therapies Task Force, which aims to assist the state in expanding therapeutic access to two key substances: MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) and psilocybin, both of which received “breakthrough...
Read MoreThe Green Administration is prepared to deliver what’s needed for Hawaiʻi. To this effect, the newly created Office of Wellness and Resilience (OWR) and its Director, Tia Hartsock, are now in place to tackle some of the greatest challenges facing...
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