Blue Zones Project

What We Do

Blue Zones Project® is a community-led, well-being improvement initiative designed to make healthy choices easier through permanent changes to lifestyle, environment, policy, and social networks.Established in 2010, Blue Zones Project is inspired by Dan Buettner, a National Geographic Fellow and New York Times best-selling author who identified five regions of the world — or Blue Zones® — with the highest concentration of people living to 100 years or older. Blue Zones Project incorporates Buettner’s findings and works with cities to implement policies and programs that will move a community toward optimal health and well-being. Currently, 56 communities have joined Blue Zones Project, impacting more than 3 million people in North America.

Who We Are

Brought to Hawai‘i through an innovative sponsorship by the Hawai‘i Medical Service Association (HMSA), Blue Zones Project^® is a community-led, well-being improvement initiative designed to make healthy choices easier through permanent changes to lifestyle, environment, policy, and social networks.

The initiative in Hawai‘i is currently in eight communities, including East Hawai‘i Island, North Hawai‘i Island, West Hawai‘i Island, Central Maui, Kapolei-‘Ewa, Koolaupoko, Mānoa-Makiki-McCully-Mō‘ili‘ili (4M), and Wahiawa, along with numerous statewide worksites and partnerships.

Cause Areas

Keiki, Kupuna, Health & Wellness, Education & Training, Community Engagement, Non Profit Support