by Kim Birnie | Feb 26, 2016 | Kupuna
We have lost a great healer, teacher, professor, mentor and friend with the passing of Dr. Richard Kekuni Akana Blaisdell . We honor his contributions to raising the awareness of health among Kānaka Maoli. He returned to Hawai‘i in the 1960s to help develop the...
by Kim Birnie | Feb 11, 2016 | advocacy, Membership
“Educate and advocate” This plea was offered to the attendees at the annual meeting last week around the collection, analysis and dissemination of health data for Native Hawaiians by JoAnn Tsark and Hardy Spoehr. Who We Are, The Struggle Continues,...
by Kim Birnie | Feb 8, 2016 | Membership, Opportunities
February 8, 2016 Dear colleagues, This is a time for tremendous change for physicians and health care providers. We are particularly concerned about our primary care and rural medicine colleagues. The boards of ‘Ahahui o nā Kauka and the National Council for Asian...
by Kim Birnie | Aug 24, 2015 | Event, Media
“Kahanamoku: A Legacy of Healing” A Television Special Produced by Emme Tomimbang in Partnership with Hawaii News Now Honolulu, Hawaii –Aug. 3, 2015 – In the special, “Kahanamoku: A Legacy of Healing,” veteran Hawaii producer Emme Tomimbang tells the story of not only...
by Kim Birnie | Aug 17, 2015 | Membership
August 2015 Aloha kākou, ‘Ahahui o nā Kauka, the Association of Native Hawaiian Physicians, invites you to renew your membership, or join as a new member. ‘Ahahui o nā Kauka believes that physician leadership has a unique role in the shared goal to raise the health...
by Kim Birnie | Aug 3, 2015 | Event, Media, Scholarship
“Kahanamoku: A Legacy of Healing” A Television Special Produced by Emme Tomimbang in Partnership with Hawaii News Now Honolulu, Hawaii – July 29, 2015 – In the special, “Kahanamoku: A Legacy of Healing,” veteran Hawaii producer Emme Tomimbang tells the story of not...
