Until further notice, the Public Policy Center is operating remotely, and thus Saunders Hall 723 is closed for in-person business.
To contact us, please leave a voicemail at (808) 956-4237 or email ppimenta@hawaii.edu.
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Aloha and Welcome
The Public Policy Center (PPC), within the College of Social Sciences at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, brings together expertise, commitment, and a strong desire to enhance the quality of community life through teaching, research, civic engagement and interdisciplinary work towards the development and analysis of good public policies.
Recent Reports
Hawai‘i During COVID-19: A Community Impact Survey (September 21, 2020)
A community impact survey on the attitudes of Hawai‘i residents to a variety of challenges presented by COVID-19: Trust in government, frequency of wearing masks, views on long-term health impacts, the likelihood of receiving a vaccine when available, society and life impacts, and attitudes about tourism.
- Report (pdf) - amended 9/22/20
- Appendix (pdf)
- Banner Tables (xls)
Coming Back: Reopening Hawai‘i’s Restaurants
- Report (pdf)
Life Under Lockdown: Hawai‘i Resident Assessment of COVID-19 Restrictions
- Report (pdf)
- Verbatim Responses (pdf)
- Banner Tables I (pdf)
- Banner Tables II (pdf)
Additonal Reports
Resetting the Table: Keeping and Bringing Back Hawai‘i's Restaurants
- Executive Summary (pdf)
- Full Report (pdf)
Do No Harm: How Hawai‘i State Government Can Mitigate the COVID-19 Economic Crisis
- Do No Harm (pdf)
Crush the Curve: Urgent Steps Hawai‘i Can Take to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Crush the Curve (pdf)
