2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 20. Social Services › 346. Department of Human Services › 346-435 Wellness and resilience advisory board; establishment; members; roles.

§346-435 Wellness and resilience advisory board; establishment; members; roles.
[See Note at part heading.]
(a) There is established within the department for administrative purposes only, a wellness and resilience advisory board to advise the office in implementing this part. The board shall consist of the following members:
(1) The director of health, or the director's designee, who shall serve as the chairperson of the advisory board;
(2) The director of human services, or the director's designee;
(3) The superintendent of education, or the superintendent's designee;
(4) The director of corrections and rehabilitation, or the director's designee;
(5) The director of the executive office on early learning, or the director's designee;
(6) A member of the judiciary, to be appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court; and
(7) A faculty member from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns school of medicine, to be appointed by the dean of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns school of medicine.
(b) The chairperson shall also invite the following persons to serve as members of the board:
(1) The chief executive officer of Kamehameha Schools, or the chief executive officer's designee;
(2) A member of the law enforcement community;
(3) A member of the non-profit sector; and
(4) A community member or non-profit representative from the Compact of Free Association islander community.
(c) The wellness and resiliency advisory board shall advise on wellness and resilience through trauma-informed care in the State. Specifically, the advisory board shall:
(1) Create, develop, and adopt a statewide framework for trauma-informed and responsive practice. The framework shall include:
(A) A clear definition of "trauma-informed and responsive practice";
(B) Principles of trauma-informed and responsive care that may apply to any school, health care provider, law enforcement agency, community organization, state agency, or other entity that has contact with children or youth;
(C) Clear examples of how individuals and institutions may implement trauma-informed and responsive practices across different domains, including organizational leadership, workforce development, policy and decision-making, and evaluation;
(D) Strategies for preventing and addressing secondary traumatic stress for all professionals and providers working with children and youth and their families who have experienced trauma;
(E) Recommendations to implement trauma-informed care professional development and strategy requirements in county and state contracts; and
(F) An implementation and sustainability plan, consisting of an evaluation plan with suggested metrics for assessing ongoing progress of the framework;
(2) Identify best practices, including those from Native Hawaiian cultural practices, with respect to children and youth who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing trauma, and their families;
(3) Provide a trauma-informed care inventory and assessment of public and private agencies and departments;
(4) Identify various cultural practices that build wellness and resilience in communities;
(5) Convene trauma-informed care practitioners so that they may share research and strategies in helping communities build wellness and resilience;
(6) Seek ways in which federal funding may be used to better coordinate and improve the response to families impacted by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), substance use disorders, domestic violence, poverty, and other forms of trauma; and make recommendations, as necessary, for a government position to communicate with federal agencies to seek and leverage federal funding with county and state agencies and philanthropical organizations; and
(7) Coordinate data collection and funding streams to support the efforts of the board.
(d) The nongovernmental members of the wellness and resiliency advisory board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses, including travel expenses, necessary for the performance of their duties. [L 2023, c 87, pt of §2]