Elliott Michael Smith is the CEO of the Ohana Addiction Treatment Center on Hawaiʻi Island and the Oasis Recovery Center in California, where he has helped build licensed and accredited treatment programs focused on recovery, healing, and evidence-based care. A Hawaiʻi resident for the past six years, he calls the Big Island home. Before entering behavioral healthcare, Smith worked in the entertainment industry and produced more than a dozen major motion pictures. He is in long-term recovery himself and now advocates for policies that improve treatment access and protect Hawaiʻi patients and families.