AI tool to detect hidden health distress wins international hackathon | University of Hawaiʻi System News

December 19, 2025 UH News Reading time: 2 minutes Fahim Yasir, Quang Loc Lam and Akib Sadmanee A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa team won the Best Novelty and Impact Award at an international hackathon for a project designed to transform how community health workers ( CHWs ) support patients during and after remote check-ins. The winning project, “ Aurion CHW Compassion Kit ,”.