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Op-Ed: Growing together, navigating pregnancy and family support across Hawaiʻi
Op-Ed: Rose Lau, a registered nurse is Director, Native Hawaiian Health and Population Health Management Programs at UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Hawaiʻi. In this role, she oversees maternity programs for members like Hāpai Mālama, which provides coverage for hāpai moms and keiki, including prenatal, postpartum and behavioral health services.
Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program strengthening Hawaiʻi’s healthcare workforce
Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program successfully recruits and nurtures professionals-in-training for the state’s most needed primary and mental health care disciplines; they are prepared to deliver quality, culturally informed health services.
Hawai‘i Land Trust, JABSOM launch program to expand ‘āina-based behavioral health services statewide
The nonprofit Hawai‘i Land Trust (HILT) and the University of Hawai‘i’s John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) are partnering on a new program designed to expand culturally grounded behavioral health services across the islands.
Registration opens for inaugural Ka Pewa Youth Summit, Sept. 12 on Maui
The next generation of Maui County leaders will take center stage on Friday, Sept. 12 at the Ka Pewa Youth Summit. “Empower the Present, Shape the Future,” is the theme for the youth-led and student-run gathering at the University of Hawai’i Maui College.
Hui No Ke Ola Pono offers COVID-19 booster shots
Hui No Ke Ola Pono announced it will host a booster shot clinic on Thursday, Jan. 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the J. Walter Cameron Auditorium located at 95 Mahalani Street in Wailuku.
Petition Draws 1,000+ Signatures Seeking to Reinstate Director at Hui No Ke Ola Pono
A Change.org petition has garnered more than 1,000 signatures seeking the reinstatement of Joseph “Joey” Gonsalves as Executive Director of Hui No Ke Ola Pono, a Native Hawaiian not-for-profit organization dedicated to health care and disease prevention on Maui.
$3.3 Million In Federal Funding Headed To Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems on Maui
Today, US Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) announced that the five Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems and Papa Ola Lokahi, which coordinates health care programs and services for Native Hawaiians, will receive a total of $16,999,696 in federal funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Nearly $9 Million in Federal Assistance Secured for Native Hawaiian Health Centers
The funds are part of a continuing grant and will be awarded to Ho‘ōla Lāhui Hawai‘i on Kaua‘i ($3,067,651), Hui No Ke Ola Pono on Maui ($3,331,410), and Nā Pu‘uwai on Molokaʻi ($2,561,902).
Native Hawaiian Wellness Gathering, Aug. 10
Hui No Ke Ola Pono, Maui’s Native Hawaiian Health Care System, announces its 2nd Annual ‘Aha Mauliola or Native Hawaiian Wellness Gathering.
OHA Awards Grant to Hui No Ke Ola Pono
The $6,000 award is for the 2nd Annual ‘Aha Mauliola – A Native Hawaiian Wellness Gathering set to take place in August.