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Health and Wellbeing Stream

Increasing collaboration across sectors to promote, incubate, and scale

culturally inclusive health and wellbeing practices.

Social Service Navigators

Community-Based Navigators are available to support and help connect you with social services for free.

Mālamalama: A Guide for Compassionate and Active Listening

Mālamalama is a course that equips participants to support others through empathy and active listening, fostering community connection and resilience by teaching essential communication and self-care practices.

 

This course covers various topics like presencing, reflecting, clarifying, and releasing, alongside activities and discussions aimed at enhancing participants' skills in empathetic engagement.

Email contact@vibranthawaii.org to request a workshop or become a trainer.

First-Aid CPR & AED Certification

To learn more about becoming a First-Aid and CPR instructor or to get certified, email lance@vibranthawaii.org

Meet The Team

Instructor

Darryl Oliveira

Islandwide

Instructor

Laycie Tobosa

Hilo

Instructor

Jason Trimble

Puna Mauka and Hilo

Instructor

Kainoa Willey

North Kohala

Instructor

Gerry Delgado

Waimea, Honokaʻa, and Hilo

Instructor

Shylynn Kawamoto

Hilo

Program Coordinator

Lance Uchida

Islandwide

Instructor

Naomi Marks

Hilo

Instructor

Lei Demello

Puna and Hilo

Instructor

Shonna Ontiveros

North and South Kona

Instructor

Maile England-Lee

Hilo/Puna

Instructor

Leināʻala Kekai

Islandwide

Instructor

Kevin Kushel

Puna

Instructor

Jessica Moe

Volcano and Kaʻū

Instructor

Siobhan Malady

Hāmākua, Waikoloa, and Kohala

Instructor

Jill Ann Johnson

Hilo

Vibrant Hawaiʻi Art Fellowship

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Vibrant Hawaiʻi partnered with One Nation/One Project to participate in the nationwide Arts for EveryBody project. Local artists from 18 cities and towns across America celebrated culture and community through the prompt "No place like home." This year-long initiative provided an opportunity to demonstrate to the community how the arts could help achieve community healing and well-being.

Led by Aliza Gebin, the 2023 Art Fellows: Abbie Rabinowitz (Puna Mauka), Angaea Cuna (South Kona), Avalon Paradea (Waikoloa), Erin Chung (North Hilo), Jaymeson Lōkela Sanchez (Puna Mauka), Jeramy Madrid (Waimea), Kerry Green (Kaʻū), Marata Tamaira (Puna Mauka), Nicole Gomes (North Kohala), Ninamarie Bell (North Kona), and Sara Stover (North Kona)

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Fentanyl Awareness and Narcan

Vibrant Hawaiʻi's Ambassadors have partnered with the Hawaiʻi Island Fentanyl Task Force to bring awareness to the Fentanyl crisis that is affecting our community.

 

The Fentanyl Awareness and Narcan Training workshops provide comprehensive knowledge about Fentanyl, its effects and how to recognize and respond to an overdose.

Past Initiatives

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Hands-Only CPR & AED Training: Growing our community of instructors to help save lives
The Hawai'i Island Physician Shortage: Spreading awareness and amplifying initiatives to address the issue
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