Thrombocytopenia-absent radius (TAR) syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects about one in 100,000 newborns. People affected by TAR syndrome face many challenges but can achieve their full potential ...
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Proclamations
The prevention of sexual violence requires education and a community response with acts of aloha, kindness and connection with one another—in our neighborhoods, in our workplaces, in our schools, in ...
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Parkinson’s disease affects about ten million people worldwide—one million in the United States and thousands in the State of Hawaiʻi.
The learning, thinking and problem-solving abilities of people with autism can range from the gifted to severely challenged. Let’s promote acceptance and learn to celebrate our many differences.
Trees in our island state are a crucial part of sustainable living and our agricultural economy, providing fruits, nuts and a variety of wood-based products.
Hawai‘i is home to many unique plants. Nearly 90 percent of Hawai‘i’s native plants are found nowhere else in the world. We need to work together to protect and perpetuate ...
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All children have the right to grow up in a caring, stable and nurturing environment, and it is our shared kuleana to ensure that all children in Hawaiʻi can grow ...
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