Department of Native Hawaiian Health

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MISSION & PHILOSOPHY – Kūlia i ka nuʻu (Strive for Excellence)

The mission of the Department of Native Hawaiian Health (DNHH) is to be a center of excellence in education, research, and quality healthcare practices committed to the optimal health and wellness of Kānaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiians), their families and communities, while embracing traditional Hawaiian values and practices.

Native Hawaiian health, as an academic and medical field of study, embraces a multi-disciplinary approach in addressing the health disparities experienced by Kānaka ‘Ōiwi (and other health disparate groups) that integrates the biomedical, behavioral, psychosocial, and public health sciences with Hawaiian cultural knowledge and wisdom. It applies these sciences and Hawaiian cultural knowledge to medical education, basic and clinical research, clinical services and training, and community engagement.

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    Assessment and Priorities for Health and Well-Being in Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
    (2020) Look, M.A.; Soong, S.; Kaholokula, J.K.
    This report is an update to the 2013 Assessment and Priorities for Health and Well-Being of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Peoples published in 2013. This updated report was accomplished through collaboration with University of Hawaiʻi, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Native Hawaiian Health, and the Queen's Health Systems. This report provides an updated broad summary of the health status and priorities of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities to enable community leaders, policymakers, academic institutions, and other stakeholders make meaningful decisions and take informed actions.
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    John A. Burns School of Medicine Land Acknowledgement Video
    (2023) Department of Native Hawaiian Health
    This video depicts the following land acknowledgment: I offer this Land Acknowledgement, acknowledging Hawaiʻi as an Indigenous place whose original people are today identified as Kanaka ʻŌiwi - Native Hawaiians. The ʻāina of Kaʻākaukukui on which we gather is located in the ahupuaʻa of Honolulu, in the moku of Kona, on the mokupuni of Oʻahu, in the paeʻāina of Hawaiʻi. I recognize that her majesty Queen Liliʻuokalani yielded the Hawaiian Kingdom and these territories under duress and protest to the United States to avoid the bloodshed of her people. I further recognize that generations of indigenous Hawaiians, my ancestors, and their knowledge systems shaped Hawaiʻi in a sustainable way that allows me to enjoy her gifts today. For this I am grateful and, as a Native Hawaiian, I recognize my kuleana – both my responsibilities as well as privileges – to care for this ‘āina for the many generations yet to come.
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    Māla Laʻau Lapaʻau
    (2024) Agcaoili, Janelle; Yamauchi, Kimberly
    The Māla Laʻau Lapaʻau is a special place on the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) campus. Created as a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning, the māla (garden) is home to 35 indigenous and endemic healing plants used in Native Hawaiian medicinal and cultural practices. It also provides a natural classroom and tranquil space for visitors. Learn more about the Māla Laʻau Lapaʻau from faculty and leaders in JABSOM’s Department of Native Hawaiian Health (DNHH) and Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence (NHCOE).