Native Hawaiians—Don’t tell me you went on a “vacation” to Hawaii (Maile Tauali‘i, S1, Ep 2)
Today, we will hear from Dr. Maile Tauali’i about Native Hawaiian history and culture. Dr. Maile Tauali‘i is an assistant clinical investigator for Hawaii Permanente Medical Group. She is a Washington native. She received her PhD in Health Services and MPH from the University of Washington. She’s an innovator and national leader. In Hawaii, she established the world’s first global Indigenous MPH program and was awarded the University of Hawaii Board of Regents Excellence in Teaching Award
In this episode, we talk about
- the categorization of NH/PI Community and how it came to be
- the history of Hawaii and the history of Native Hawaiians in Washington
- how that history has led to a distrust of healthcare systems
- what we mean when we say nourishing food
- avoiding a common mistake that many providers make with people from Hawaii.
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