ʻImi Pono is a multi-year study that explores Native Hawaiian perspectives of wellbeing among Hawaiʻi residents. Rooted in ʻŌiwi values, these perspectives emphasize relationships, interconnection, and balance as essential to a thriving life. Wellbeing is both the source and reflection of many streams — connection to ʻāina, ʻohana, culture, health, and purpose.
Referring to the search for wholeness and balance, ʻImi Pono offers a more complete picture of what wellbeing means in Hawaiʻi. We take a holistic, strengths-based approach to gathering and sharing data — helping to guide organizational planning and strengthen services for Native Hawaiians and all those who live in Hawaiʻi.
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the Data
Dashboard
This interactive dashboard provides results for the 2021–2024 survey years. Explore results by question and demographic group.
See the Findings
ʻImi Pono shares insights through research publications, videos, briefs, and infographics that highlight Native Hawaiian wellbeing stories and data.
 | This digital brief explores the housing challenges faced by Hawaiʻi residents, highlighting affordability concerns, homeownership disparities, and the impact of housing stress on wellbeing. |
 | ʻO kēia kiʻi ʻikepili e kilo ana i ka ʻōlelo ʻana, ka pinepine, a me ka mākaukau i ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ma waena o nā kānaka noho Hawaiʻi, a hāʻawi pū i nā manaʻo e kākoʻo i ka hoʻomau ʻana o ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi. This digital brief examines the use, frequency, and proficiency of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi among Hawaiʻi residents, and provides recommendations to promote the continued proliferation of ʻŌlelo Hawai’i. |
 | This digital brief explores the reasons behind outmigration, revealing how financial strain, housing affordability, and other challenges are related to decisions to move. |
 | This digital brief explores how Native Hawaiians are leading through civic engagement, advocacy, and community leadership. |
This brief examines sources of housing stress and relief among Hawai‘i residents.
This infographic explores residentsʻ beliefs regarding food security and food behaviors such as where they obtain food and considerations in choosing what to eat.
This infographic explores residentsʻ voting habits, trust in government, engagement in civic activities, and demonstrated leadership within their community.
This brief examines health outcomes among Hawai‘i residents from a Native Hawaiian perspective, which emphasizes spiritual, interpersonal, and land-based connections.
This infographic examines the use, frequency, and proficiency of ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i among Hawai‘i residents, and provides recommendations to promote the continued proliferation of ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i.
‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i version | English version
