Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 4, 1 ʻApelila 2013 — WALKING TO FIGHT DIABETES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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WALKING TO FIGHT DIABETES

OHA Chairperson Colefte Machado, CEO Kamana'opono Crabbe and staff laced up their walking shoes and joined more than 2,300 participants in an effort to fight diabetes at the annual Amehean Diabetes Association Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes on Saturday, March 1 6. Before the 2.3-mile walk around Kapi'olani Park, the group warmed up with dance moves and cheers. Diabetes is a chronic illness that disproportionately affects Native Hawaiians. In support of the Step Out walk, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs provided a $1 5,000 grant to the Amehean Diabetes Assoeiahon in Hawai'i. - Courtesy photo