Hawaiʻi Climate Change and Health Working Group
United by the values of equity, justice, and Aloha, the Hawaiʻi Climate Change and Health Working Group collaborates across disciplines and communities to strengthen Hawaiʻi’s public health resiliency in response to our changing climate.Using a data-driven approach, our mission is to research and communicate the human health impacts of climate change and to advocate for policy solutions that prioritize our most at-risk community members.
Action Work Groups
The Climate Change and Health Working Group consists of several subgroups to help guide discussions:
Community Listening Sessions
Centering lived experience in climate-health planning
Mental Health Subgroup
Addressing climate anxiety and trauma
(Coming Soon!)
Education Subgroup
Developing culturally grounded learning resources
(Coming Soon!)
Our Impact
Founded: June 2023# Newsletter subscribers: 284Steering committee members: 13Events held: 3 Community Listening Sessions, 3 kūpuna-focused eventsMain policy focuses: Heat-related illness, cesspool-related waterborne illness
↪ Wrote & passed SCR111 (2025), declaring climate change a public health emergency in Hawaiʻi
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Financial Disclosure: Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute is the fiscal sponsor of the Climate Change & Health Working Group
