Office of Wellness and Resilience
Project Manager Keala-Kaopuiki-Santos, Director of Communications & Engagement Erica Yamauchi, Project Manager Naomi Leipold, Director Tia L. R. Hartsock, Project Manager Kevin Thompson, Executive Administrative Assistant Jodie Burgess.
Our Mission
The mission of the Office of Wellness and Resilience is to strengthen our state systems and services, using healing-centered care principles as strategies to make Hawai‘i a trauma-informed state. We break down barriers that impact the physical, social, and emotional well-being of Hawai‘i’s people – from keiki to kūpuna.
History
Gov. David Ige signed Senate Bill 2482 in July 2022, creating the nation’s first statewide-legislated Office of Wellness and Resilience. It is now known as Act 291.
The Office was founded in January 2023 with Gov. Josh Green’s appointment of Tia L. R. Hartsock as its inaugural director. We became fully staffed in June.
Newsletters
Our newsletter is distributed every other month. We’d love to share our updates with you. To be added to our mailing list, please email us below with the subject line <Newsletter>.
Contact Us
Let’s talk story.
Phone: (808) 586-0805
Email: [email protected]