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Over 90 students graduated from the Farrington Health Academy this year! Congratulations to our future healthcare leaders!

The HHEM team conducted MedSled Evacuation Training at Nuuanu Hale focused on proper MedSled deployment, patient transfer techniques, stairwell evacuation procedures, team coordination and communications, hands-on drills to improve emergency preparedness and patient safety.

Employees who work for an HAH member organization may nominate their peers for an HAH Peer Award. See here for the different categories hah.org/2026-awards-sc… for more information. Scroll down and it's after the sponsors.

Did someone improve or save your life? Nominate them as a Hawai'i Healthcare Hero docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

In honor of Nurse's Week, HAH's Hawaii Perinatal Quality Collaborative Program Manager, Julie Kathman was featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser article on page 18 oahupublications-hi.newsmemory.com/?special=Nurse…

Mahalo @hmsahawaii for the story of HAH's reveal of Wai'anae High School’s new health learning lab, bringing education, workforce training, and community health together in one place islandscene.com/building-hawai… Watch the video here youtu.be/31iDInt9DMc?si

Hawaiʻi Healthcare Heroes represent individuals from all walks of life. Here hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/10/30/par… is a story of Trevor Fujisaka who saved the life of Dustin Kealoha. If you know someone like Trevor, nominate them as a Hawai'i Healthcare Hero hah.org/heroes

Mahalo Ed Chan, President at @KPHawaii for their generous support in bringing ʻAulama I Ke Ola Health Learning Lab to Waiʻanae High School. Ed says early exposure plus ongoing support helps students see themselves in healthcare, building a strong, local workforce for the future.

13 Wai’anae High School seniors in HAH’s Patient Service Representative pathway graduated today! Congratulations and good luck to you and your future endeavors!

We’re proud to kick off our Hawaiʻi Healthcare Heroes campaign with Community Matters Talk! Mahalo to Hilton Raethel, Dr. Jami Fukui, & Rick Hamada for leading an inspiring conversation on the future of healthcare in our islands and the incredible people who make it all possible

Mahalo harles Kaneshiro, Chairman at G70, for their generous support & also the architect in building the first state-of-the-art ʻAulama I Ke Ola Health Learning Lab to Waiʻanae High School. Watch the video as Charles shares how the lab will create hope for future generations

HAH President and CEO Hilton Raethel and HAH Associate Vice President of Reimbursement and Health Policy Cathi Ben-Yossef met with Hawai‘i’s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C., to discuss critical healthcare issues affecting the state.

MahaloKalani Redmayne at UnitedHealthcare Community Plan for supporting the ʻAulama I Ke Ola Health Learning Lab to Waiʻanae High School. Kalani as expresses how Wai'anae is a powerful example of what’s possible when different parts of a community work together for a shared goal

Mahalo to Maria Quidez, Program Officer at the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, for their generous support in bringing the first state-of-the-art ʻAulama I Ke Ola Health Learning Lab to Waiʻanae High School. Watch the video as Maria shares the importance of this health lab.

Mahalo to Big Koa and Candace of Island 98.5 for helping spread the word about HAH’s Hawaiʻi Healthcare Heroes program, and mahalo to Brendan Tottori of iHeartMedia for serving as a valued media sponsor!

National news on Waianae High Unveils New Health Learning Lab, The facility aims to train the next generation of healthcare workers in West Oahu. nationaltoday.com/.../waianae-hi…

KHON 2 coverage on HAH’s reveal of the new health learning lab , ‘Aulama I Ke Ola at Wai’anae High School khon2.com/local-news/wai…

More media coverage from Big Island Now Governor highlights state’s first high school health learning lab at Wai‘anae High on O‘ahu bigislandnow.com/2026/04/02/gov…

Waianae High School, home of the Seariders, became the first public school in Hawaii to get a state-of-the-art health learning lab on Wednesday. More: 808ne.ws/4ca8zma 📷: COURTESY HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF HAWAII

Today marks a milestone for the Healthcare Association of Hawai’i, the State of Hawai’i, and the Hawai’i State Department of Education as we revealed the first ‘Aulama I Ke Ola Health Learning Lab at Wai’anae High School.