State of Well-Being Project

*From left to right: Trina Orimoto, deputy director; Hawai‘i County Mayor Kimo Alameda, Tia Hartsock, director; Kev Thompson, project manager*

Overview

The State of Well-Being Project, established by the Hawaiʻi Legislature in 2023 (Act 106, Hawai‘i Session Laws 2024), represents a comprehensive effort by the Office of Wellness and Resilience to assess and strengthen mental health and well-being supports across Hawaiʻi ‘s essential workforce, including educators, healthcare providers, and first responders.

To learn more, check out the Project’s information packet here.

About the Landscape Assessment

This comprehensive landscape assessment examines the available mental health and well-being supports, services, barriers, and opportunities across key workforce sectors. The assessment is grounded in rigorous research methodology– nearly 100 interviews, statewide survey data, document review, and extensive literature review. The findings provide actionable recommendations for enhancing both system-wide and targeted mental health and well-being supports here at home.

Download Full Report

Download Executive Summary

Supporting Documents

Methods (Coming Soon!)
Systematic Literature Review – Firefighters, Law Enforcement, Healthcare, School Staff
PRISMA – Firefighters
PRISMA – Healthcare
PRISMA – Law Enforcement
PRISMA – School Staff
Qualitative Study – Codes, Definitions and Counts (Coming Soon!)
Works Cited (Coming Soon!)

Next Steps

We are committed to sharing out this information and developing implementation resources and practical tools based on these findings. Additional materials will be released soon!

Get Involved

We welcome partnerships and input from stakeholders across all sectors. To request copies of materials or discuss findings and partnership opportunities, please contact us.