Aloha mai,

On behalf of our Hilo ‘ohana and the HOPE Services Hawai‘i team, it’s our great honor to welcome you to the 21st International Street Medicine Symposium—hosted for the first time in Hawai‘i.

Hawai‘i Island is a place of healing, resilience, and deep connection. This is where community, culture, and care come together —and that’s what street medicine is all about.

At HOPE Services, we meet people where they are, bringing healthcare and support to those living unsheltered across our island. From beach parks to backroads, we show up with urgency, compassion, and aloha.

We don’t do this work alone. Our strength comes from our partnerships—with clinics, hospitals, faith communities, public health teams, and dedicated volunteers.

As we gather in Hilo, we invite you to share your mana‘o (wisdom), connect with the people and spirit of this place, and carry renewed energy into the work ahead.

With warmest aloha,


Brandee Menino, CEO, HOPE Services Hawai‘i

 

 

 

WELCOME TO HAWAI’I ISLAND- Take the Pono Pledge

Registration Information 

SMI's Inclusive Registration Rates

The street medicine community includes individuals and organizations of all types, sizes, and budgets and we want all of you to be able to participate in the 21st annual International Street Medicine Symposium. The Street Medicine Institute (SMI) is offers three paid registration tiers to help enable our colleagues with recent lived experience of homelessness and our colleagues from countries that are offered free SMI membership to register for free.

As a non-profit organization dependent upon this income for our sustainability, SMI asks that you register at the price tier best reflecting your resources and the value you place on participation in the symposium. Paying at the highest tier possible for you allows SMI to include colleagues who have fewer financial resources. As you weigh the most appropriate tier for you and your team, please factor in that ISMS 2025 will include approximately 20 hours of educational content. Also, please remember:

Members of the Street Medicine Institute receive a 50% discount on ISMS registration and the Street Medicine 101 pre-symposium workshop. 

Become a Member

We strongly encourage you to register for the symposium before booking your symposium travel and accommodations. If ISMS sells out, we will be unable to add a registration space for you, even if you have already booked flights and a hotel. 

Group Memberships

If you are registering a group of people from your program, please ensure they have first all been included in your Group Membership account. You may continue to add individuals to your Group Membership and register them for the symposium at any time until the symposium. Please contact [email protected] if you require assistance.

Accessing Free Registration

If you live in one of the countries in our International C group or have recently experienced homelessness, please become a member of the Street Medicine Institute for free at the beginning of the ISMS registration process. Once you sign up as a member, you will be able to register for the symposium for free.

The “People with Recent Lived Experience” category is right for you if you have experienced homelessness in the past five years and you are not currently in a professional role. If you are working in a professional role, we kindly ask that you register at the highest registration tier that you or your organization can support.

Street Medicine 101 Workshop

Symposium Add-on- Tuesday, September 9, 2025

The Street Medicine 101 pre-symposium workshop addresses common challenges among new and developing Street Medicine programs around the world. This high-yield introductory session is targeted to those individuals and organizations new to Street Medicine or in need of expert guidance to launch or enhance their Street Medicine activities. This workshop will provide an instructive overview of the history, principles, and practice of Street Medicine, as well as interaction with experts in the field for guidance and problem-solving. 

Continuing Education

The AAFP has reviewed 21st annual International Street Medicine Symposium and deemed it acceptable for up to 20.75 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 09/09/2025 to 09/12/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

For all AAFP credit equivalencies and recognition, please see the AAFP Credit System website.

Symposium Schedule

View the ISMS 2025 program

Tuesday, September 9, 2025- optional Street Medicine 101 Add-on

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Friday, September 12, 2025

Symposium Program

View the ISMS 2025 program here.

Keynote Presenter

After delivering an inspiring address in 2018, Jeff Olivet will again provide the keynote address at ISMS 2025.

Jeff Olivet is an internationally recognized leader in public health and homelessness policy, with a deep focus on the intersection of housing, healthcare, and racial equity. As the executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) from 2022-2024, he led federal efforts to address homelessness as a public health crisis, advocating for policies that integrate healthcare and housing solutions and that prevent homelessness before it starts. He currently serves as Senior Advisor to the Initiative on Health and Homelessness at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a consultant to numerous organizations in the United States and internationally.

Click here read more about Jeff.   

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