Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 4, 1 ʻApelila 1990 — Free Health Fair [ARTICLE]

Kōkua No ke kikokikona ma kēia Kolamu

Free Health Fair

A tree Hawanan nealth rair is plannea īn Hilo, at the Keaukaha Elementary School on Saturday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The goals are to increase health knowledge among Hawaiians, to perform diagnostic screening and to encourage Hawaiians to focus on health and fitness. Seminars will cover Hawaiian diet, heart disease, diabetes, ho'oponopono, traditional Hawaiian medicine and stress management. There will be demonstrations of lomi-lomi, stretching and fitness. The fair is co-sponsored by the Native Hawaiian Health Caring Task Force, comprised of Hilo area physicians, Native Hawaiian healers and nurses, and the community organization Hui Ho'omau O Keaukaha-Panaewa .