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Hawai‘i Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund

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Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States. In Hawai‘i alone, smoking claims 1,400 lives each year and creates $526 million in annual healthcare costs.

Since 2000, the Hawai‘i Community Foundation (HCF) has administered the Hawai‘i Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund under a contract with the Department of Health (DOH). Since its inception, the state has achieved significant declines in smoking rates for both adults and youth.

In partnership with the DOH, HCF implements a statewide comprehensive tobacco prevention and control program consistent with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s best practices. This includes state and community interventions (advocacy efforts and prevention community grant program), health communication interventions (including Escape the Vape Hawaiʻi), cessation interventions (Hawai‘i Tobacco Quitline and My Life, My Quit) and a cessation community grant program), surveillance and evaluation, and administration and management.

HCF’s Adult Cessation grant program supports community-based cessation programs that assist adults in priority populations (persons with mental health and/or substance abuse challenges, LGBTQ+ communities, and low socio-economic status populations) to end tobacco use.

2024-2028 Tobacco Cessation Cohort

Aloha House (Maui)
Big Island Substance Abuse Council (Hawaiʻi Island)
Community Clinic of Maui: Mālama I Ke Ola (Maui)
Hāmākua-Kohala Health Center (Hawaiʻi Island)
Hawai‘i Health & Harm Reduction Center (Oʻahu & Kauaʻi)
Hawaiʻi Island Community Health Center (Hawaiʻi Island)
Ho‘ōla Lāhui Hawai‘i (Kauaʻi)
I Ola Lāhui (Molokaʻi)
Kalihi Palama Health Center (Oʻahu)
Kapi‘olani Health Foundation (Oʻahu)
Lānaʻi Community Health Center (Lānaʻi)
Wai‘anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (Oʻahu)
Wahiawā Center for Community Health (Oʻahu)
Waikīkī Health (Oʻahu)
Waimānalo Health Center (Oʻahu)

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HCF’s Youth Prevention grant program supports community-based organizations that work to prevent the initiation and use of electronic smoking devices (ESDs) by Hawai‘i youth under age 18. The grant program is based on the Stanford Tobacco Prevention Toolkit’s Hawaiʻi version of You and Me, Together Vape-Free, comprised of culturally relevant lesson plans to equip youth with skills to reduce experimentation and use of ESDs.

2026-2028 Youth ESD Prevention Cohort

After-School All-Stars (Oʻahu)
Big Island Substance Abuse Council (Hawaiʻi Island)
Bobby Benson Center (Oʻahu)
Boys and Girls Club of Hawaiʻi (Kauaʻi)
Boys and Girls Club of Maui (Maui)
Community Clinic of Maui: Mālama I Ke Ola (Maui)
Hāmākua-Kohala Health Center (Hawaiʻi Island)
Hawaiʻi Friends of Restorative Justice (Oʻahu)
Hawaiʻi Island Community Health Center (Hawaiʻi Island)
I Ola Lāhui (Molokaʻi)
Keala Foundation (Kauaʻi)
Lānaʻi Community Health Center (Lānaʻi)
Palama Settlement (Oʻahu)
Salvation Army (Hawaiʻi Island)
The Island of Hawaiʻi YMCA (Hawaiʻi Island)
Wahiawā Center for Community Health (Oʻahu)

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More information on Hawai‘i’s tobacco prevention and control efforts:

CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAWAI‘I TOBACCO PREVENTION AND CONTROL TRUST FUND

Hawai‘i Community Foundation

O‘ahu

827 Fort Street Mall
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 537-6333

Kaua‘i

4268 Rice Street, Suite K
Līhu‘e, HI 96766
(808) 245-4585

Maui

395 Dairy Road, Unit G
Kahului, HI 96732
(808) 242-6184

Hawai‘i Island

PO Box #1476
Hilo, HI 96721
(808) 935-1209

Hawai‘i Community Foundation (HCF) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, ethnic group identification, creed, sex (including actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity), disability, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, veteran’s status, or age in any HCF programs, services, activities, policies, hiring practices, administration, or grantmaking, and HCF does not intimidate or retaliate against any individual or group because they have exercised their rights to participate in actions protected, or oppose action prohibited, by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7, or for the purpose of interfering with such rights. For HCF’s full non-discrimination policy or to file a complaint of discrimination, please see our Non-Discrimination page.

Hawaiʻi Community Foundation is committed to integrity, transparency, and responsible stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. We rely on the community to help ensure that charitable funds are used ethically and effectively and that resources reach those who need them most. If you suspect or have knowledge of fraud, waste, or abuse related to our programs, grants, or operations, you can report it confidentially to reportfraud@hcf-hawaii.org or (808) 566-5597 or to the State of Hawai‘i Department of the Attorney General, Tax & Charities Division at ATG.Charities@Hawaii.gov or (808) 586-1480. Mahalo for helping us safeguard our mission and serve our community with accountability.