The Hawaiʻi Diabetes Plan (HDP) 2030 represents a coordinated effort between stakeholders and partners throughout the state who worked together to develop objectives and strategies that utilize data, best practices, and evidence-based science. The resulting HDP 2030 reflects a common vision for preventing and managing diabetes to help the people of Hawaiʻi, especially those most at-risk, lead healthy lives.

Diabetes is a serious chronic health condition that can increase a person’s risk for serious illness and death. More than 7 million Americans with diabetes have never been diagnosed, potentially missing out on essential healthcare for their disease. People with uncontrolled diabetes may experience blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, or stroke. Uncontrolled diabetes also puts a person at greater risk of serious complications from the flu and COVID-19. The current obesity epidemic has largely contributed to the rapidly increasing rates of diabetes and prediabetes.

Health disparities are prevalent in diabetes and many chronic diseases. In Hawaiʻi, Filipinos, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders are at greater risk of developing diabetes.²⁸

The HDP 2030 incorporates principles of the Social Ecological Model and is organized into four sector areas: Community Design and Access, Education, Health Care, and Worksite. The plan prioritizes goals, objectives, and strategies that lead to policy, systems, and environmental change. Objectives were developed using current data, best practices, and evidence-based science, and reflect one or more cross-cutting themes.

The HDP 2030 is meant to be a living document that is reviewed and updated throughout the plan’s timeframe. Implementation of the plan will be a collective effort by individuals and organizations across the state.