The Red Hill Registry, facilitated by the University of Hawaiʻi, seeks community participants for upcoming two-hour virtual focus groups to help guide the development of the registry. The Red Hill Registry will connect those impacted by the Red Hill water crisis to resources and track health impacts over time. The registry is currently in an intensive planning and community engagement stage, and planned to formally launch for enrollment in mid 2025.
Virtual focus groups of community participants will be held from November 21 through 26, and will include separate sessions for impacted community members, concerned residents of Oʻahu who were not directly exposed, and professionals who responded to the crisis or provided support to those affected.
“We are committed to co-designing the registry with the community, including by asking key questions in these focus groups,” said Tara Sutton, director of community engagement for the Red Hill Registry. “We seek to understand what resources the community would like the registry to offer and how the registry can best operate to meet community needs.”
Registration links are below. Virtual community focus groups (limited to 16–24 participants per category):
- Impacted community members: Sessions dedicated to those who were exposed to the contaminated water at their home, workplace, school or child care center.
- Concerned Oʻahu residents (Not directly exposed): Open to residents interested in discussing the impacts of the Red Hill water crisis from a broader community perspective.
- Professional service providers and advocates: Focus groups designed for professionals who responded to the crisis or provided support to those affected, such as healthcare providers, educators, advocates and agency representatives.
Individuals interested in participating in these focus groups may register using the links above or by contacting the Red Hill Registry for more information at tsutton@redhillregistry.org. If space is full, a waiting list will be available per the registration links above.
The Red Hill Registry is a UH Office of Strategic Health Initiatives project funded by a five-year, $27.2-million federal grant.
For more information about the Red Hill Registry, see this UH News story. To sign up for updates, subscribe at this website.
