MEDIA ADVISORY: State, UH launch critical Quality of Life Survey; resident participation essential

WHAT: The State of Hawaiʻi and the University of Hawaiʻi will launch a statewide Quality of Life Survey, inviting residents ages 18 and older to share feedback on issues such as health and well-being, housing, transportation, work, education and access to services. Findings will be compiled into public dashboards and reports to inform policymakers, agencies and community partners.

WHEN: Wednesday, March 4 at 10 a.m.

WHERE: In person at UH Mānoa and online via Zoom. For media planning to attend, please email news@hawaii.edu to RSVP and to get information on location and parking info (in person) or Zoom link (online).

WHO: 

• Tia Hartsock, director of the Hawaiʻi Office of Wellness and Resilience
• Jack Barile, UH Mānoa College of Social Sciences associate dean for research and project principal investigator

MORE INFORMATION:

• The press conference will kick off the survey.
• Hartsock and Barile will provide an overview of the survey and take questions.
• The anonymous survey takes approximately 10–20 minutes to complete and will remain open through the end of March.
• The 2026 effort builds on the inaugural 2024 survey, which gathered responses from more than 8,000 residents statewide.

There will be a public webinar at 11 a.m. with more information about the survey following the launch press conference. Join the webinar (password: 724333).