Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 4, 1 April 1989 — Mai Wakinekona [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Mai Wakinekona

Federal Laws Affectlng Native Hawaiians, Part 4

This is the last in a series ofarticles on thefederal laws recently passed, with major provisions for Native Hawaiians. Law No. 100-607 Bill No. S.2889 Approved: Nov. 4, 1988 Titīe: Health Omnibus Extension of 1988 Native Hawaiian Provision: Title VII— Nursing Shortage Reduction and Education Extension Act of 1988. Native Hawaiian Health Center. A Native Hawaiian health center qualifies as a care facility for fulfilling a nursing traineeship service obligation. Loan repayments for service in certain health facilities. For the purpose of providing incentives for nurses to practice in a hospital or nursing home, the federal government will repay student loans if applicants agree to serve as a nurse in a Native Hawaiian health center for a period of not less than two years. Conditions for receiving undergraduate scholarships for Nursing Education: A condition for receiving an undergraduate scholarship for nursing education is that the applicant shall agree to serve as a nurse for a period of not less than two years upon graduation in health facilities determined to have a critical shortage of nurses, such as a Native Hawaiian health center.