`Olelo mua

Seat two maintains the rhythm set by seat one on the opposite side and calls the changes from side-to-side. Strategic calls for change can benefit the entire canoe or community. It supports competent and credible health education and services, just decisions affecting research, program performance evaluation, and implements policy. This voice provides clarity, opportunity, participation, support, and seeks answers to crucial health challenges in the community.

Summary

Through its Research, Education and Training (RET) Department, POL provides an infrastructure for health research, education, and training programs that addresses the disproportionate burden of chronic diseases among Native Hawaiians.

Our research infrastructure includes:

• A clearinghouse for research and training opportunities, resources, and publications regarding Native Hawaiian health;

• Stipends and internships for Na Liko Noelo, “budding Hawaiian researchers” in cancer prevention and control;

• Training and mentorship in cancer epidemiology, research design and methods, proposal development and implementation, evaluation, and publications;

• Advocacy and technical assistance to operationalize community-based participatory research methods; and

• Administration of the federally registered Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems - Institutional Review Board.