Knowledge Born from Community

Our research is of the community, not just about it — building culturally grounded knowledge for lasting systems change.

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The Team

Meet the Research Team

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How It Works

Our Strategic Aims

Kamaehu O Ke Kaiāulu pursues three interconnected aims that guide our work toward culturally grounded systems change:

Culturally Grounded Measurement

Implement and assess culturally aligned measurement strategies that reflect Native Hawaiian understandings of youth well-being.

Program Effectiveness & Sustainability

Evaluate the effectiveness, fidelity, and sustainability of Kaiona programs in enhancing adolescent health outcomes.

Systems Change Collaboration

Strengthen coalition-building and strategic organizing to drive narrative and structural change within healthcare, education, and nonprofit sectors.

Culturally Grounded Measurement

Implement and assess culturally aligned measurement strategies that reflect Native Hawaiian understandings of youth well-being.

Program Effectiveness & Sustainability

Evaluate the effectiveness, fidelity, and sustainability of Kaiona programs in enhancing adolescent health outcomes.

Systems Change Collaboration

Strengthen coalition-building and strategic organizing to drive narrative and structural change within healthcare, education, and nonprofit sectors.

Culturally Grounded Measurement

Implement and assess culturally aligned measurement strategies that reflect Native Hawaiian understandings of youth well-being.

Program Effectiveness & Sustainability

Evaluate the effectiveness, fidelity, and sustainability of Kaiona programs in enhancing adolescent health outcomes.

Systems Change Collaboration

Strengthen coalition-building and strategic organizing to drive narrative and structural change within healthcare, education, and nonprofit sectors.

The Research

Guided by Community, Backed by Research

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The Kaiona Framework represents navigation through space and time — grounding youth in ancestral abundance while guiding them toward future growth.

Surrounding the piko are six guiding elements:

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Navigate Your Path Forward

Chart your journey — rooted in ancestral wisdom, guided toward growth.

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