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PhD Student
University of Washington School of Social Work, United States
‘Anoʻai kākou. He Kānaka Kepanī au from the mokupuni o Kauaʻi a Manokalanipō a me Oʻahu o Kākuhihewa. Eia au ke noho nei ma Anahola, hale o ka makani Amu. My research focuses on increasing access to land and culturally-grounded interventions and programs to improve Kānaka and Pacific Islander wellbeing. My current research explores the impacts of “native Hawaiian” blood quantum requirements in the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, particularly how it operates as a colonial imposed indicator of grouphood to drive health disparities and undermine ea. Aside from my work as a doctoral student, I am the Research Program Coordinator for Papa Ola Lōkahi, the Native Hawaiian health organization created through the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act. My role includes managing E Ola Mau, a collaborative report on the health and wellbeing status of Native Hawaiians across Hawaiʻi, creating and facilitating community-centered research projects, and improving dissemination to support the Native Hawaiian Health Systems.
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Weaving a Zine of Queer and Transgender Pacific Islander Stories of Belonging and Wellbeing
Friday, October 25, 2024
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM CT