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Pili i Ke Kanaka Indigenous Social Sciences | Dr. Keaweʻaimoku Kaholokula

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Dr. KeaweÊ»aimoku Kaholokula is Professor and Chair of the Department of Native ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾ian Health at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøվʻi at ²ÑÄå²Ô´Ç²¹.Dr. Kaholokula is a trained translational behavioral scientist who has led multiple federally-funded research projects aimed at explaining, preventing, or treating cardiometabolic-related medical conditions in Native ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾ians and Pacific Islanders to achieve health equity. He will share about a research project on hula and how it can be a culturally grounded intervention to prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular (CVD) among Native ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾ians. Dr. Kaholokula has made a life-long commitment to improving social and cultural determinants of health for Native ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾ians and Pacific Islanders.

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