Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 35, Number 6, 1 Iune 2018 — [QUOTES FROM WĀHINE] [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

[QUOTES FROM WĀHINE]

Kealoha Fox Ka Pou Kāko'o Nui (Executive Manager to the CE0), Office of Hawaiian Affairs Kealoha leel the research process in gathering and compiling the data within the Haumea Report, and was the lead authorofthereport.

'The Haumea Report is a pretty comprehensive initiative anel it started with in-depth research and discussion with community leaders and experts that are really interested in helping to address the health and well-being of Native Hawaiian women and girls. And so the report itself is six different chapters and they eaeh have a unique identity that touch on really specific areas where we ean make concrete improvements, make policy changes, and create collaborative solutions that will improve the health and well-being of wāhine, not just for this generation but we hnne fnr !>eneratinns tn nnme "

Diane Paloma First female CE0, Lunalilo Homes Oiane is a contributor to the chapter on Leadership and Civic Engagement in the Haumea Report. :'So my perspective on the things that

we ean do now to create better health and well-being for Hawaiian women is really some critical things that really don't have to do a lot specifically with health in terms of disease management or illness, but it's things like equity - salary equity, respect for women, respect for our kūpuna, respect for our mothers - these are so critical in building this long pipeline of wāhine leaders and mana wāhine who are in the community doing their work every day, no matter what industry you're in. And I think that if we elevate those elements of mana wāhine, thafs how we get to Native Hawaiian health and well-being."

Leina'ala Bright Cultural Health Specialist, Waimānalo Health Center Leina'ala is a contributor to the chapter on Physical Health in the Haumea Report.

"You know, when you look at the big picture and you look what's going on to our culture and our people, it's just so sad. And so going from there, looking at our women involved in the criminal system and all the horrible things that are happening, I decided to go down into the family. And we start with our family and we start with our women. You know, the women, we're the piko of the family. When we start making slight changes, it just blossoms through the family and the healing grows from there."

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