Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 35, Number 5, 1 May 2018 — The Queen's Hospital [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Queen's Hospital

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OHA grantees are affecting positive change in our strategic priority areas of heahh, housing, education, culture and eeonomie self-sufficiency throughout the pae 'āina. A total of $6 million in OHA funding will support 23 projects to benefit Fative Hawaiians in fiscal years 2018 and 2019. Belcw are higlights from two of OHA's health grantees that are helping the Native Hawai.an coinmunity sīrive for better health through long term lifestyle e ian:,es. I To see ? mll list of OHA fundcd grant projec:ts : or FY18-19 that are working to strengthen the Native Hawai .an ccmmunity and the commuiJty at 1 ir;e, please visit www.oha.org/ohagrantees. ■

The Hana Ola Project, is a partnership between Ma Ka Hana Ka 'Ike and The Queen's Medical Ce:iter to reduce the burden of obesity and other cardicvascular disease risk factors among Native Hawa:ians in Hāna Maui. Hana Ola is building community e?pacity to revitalize health, nutrition and well-being through education, physical activity and culturally relevant, community-based programs including lo'i restoration, organic agriculture, kūpuna assisted living and ku'i (the cultural practice of pounding kalo or taro into pa'i 'ai and poi). The Hana Ola Project is based on evidence that community engagement in culturally grounded activities that incorporate traditional values and social connectedness positively impact heahh and well-being. "At Ma Ka Hana Ka 'Ike, we have observed real change in Hāna's heahh over the years through our partnership with OHA and

The Quecn's Medi ;al C f nte/ ' said Rick Rutiz, ex°cutive directrr of the ne nprofit organization. "Chang-.^ like keiki fai ing in love with eaimg real food to h:gh schoc s! udents ?.nd community members revitaiizM.g their 'āina-based lifestyles to reconneuL »;! ūi iheii culture and simultāneoui!ly build a healthy conimunity. We beiieve that by addressing th: issue of heallh and well-being in a holistic way we are m?,.<ing systemic change. We are grateful for OHA'f support 10 :mpact heahh in this way in our corr munity." "Our collaboration with M," Ka Hana Ka 'ike, a trusted and successful non-profit in Hānt, helps us work more effectively on our shared gool of building community resilience and improving the heahh of Native Hawaiians Liiroughout the state," said Todd Seto, M.D., QMC Co-Director Han? Ola Project.

Project Manager Viliami Tukuafu teaches youth participants how to ku'i kalo for making pa'i 'ai and poi to take home to their families. - Pboto: Queen's Meelieal Center