Eleni Avenda帽o is a public health reporter who covers health disparities and the COVID-19 pandemic in the islands.
Her coverage is funded in part by a grant from Report for America, an initiative of the GroundTruth Project.
Previously, she covered health, tourism, nonprofits and the University of Hawaii for Pacific Business News in Honolulu.
Her work has been recognized several times by the the Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii Chapter, which awarded her for excellence in news and feature writing.
A graduate of American University and the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Eleni has written articles and captured photos for publications including the Associated Press and Honolulu Magazine.
Eleni, who is also a published video journalist and documentarian, was born and raised in Honolulu and graduated from Roosevelt High School.
She welcomes story ideas and anonymous tips at egill@civilbeat.org. You can follow her on Twitter @lorineleni.
Civil Beat is a聽nonprofit, reader-supported newsroom聽based in Hawaii.
