Papa Ola Lokahi

894 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Phone: 808.597.6550 ~ Facsimile: 808.597.6551 Website: www.papaolalokai.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2012 Papa Ola Lokahi

is a non-profit Native Hawaiian organization founded in 1988 for the purpose of improving the health and well-being of Native Hawaiians and other native peoples of the Pacific and continental United States.

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS PONO

(Kakaako, Oahu) Papa Ola Lkahi, the Native Hawaiian Health Board, is in support of the Supreme Courts decision that has affirmed national commitment to health and well-being of all the nations residents, including its Indigenous Peoples.

Board of Directors Member Organizations

Hoola Lahui Hawaii Hui No Ke Ola Pono

Papa Ola Lkahi recognizes that Native Hawaiians, as with other Indigenous Peoples, are often overlooked by the overwhelming majority, and rarely afforded a national spotlight on our health issues, concerns and, most importantly, the wise practices and values of our kpuna (elders) that provide paths to restored health and well-being.

Hui Malama Ola Na Oiwi

ALU LIKE Ke Ola Mamo E Ola Mau University of Hawaii Hawaii State Department of Health Na Puuwai Office of Hawaiian Affairs

The Presidents commitment to extending health care to all in this nation in a process that doesnt bankrupt families, is supportive of children and elders, and focuses on disease prevention (The Prevention and Public Health Fund and National Prevention Strategy) and promotion of healthy behaviors reflects strategies that work in Hawaiian communities.

Ex-Officio Members
Hawaii Primary Care Association Ke Alaula

Our elders always reminded us, explains POL president Vivian Ainoa, That we are all in the same canoe. If any one of us is unwell, the canoe

Executive Director
Hardy Spoehr

cannot move forward.

Communications Kim Kuulei Birnie

And so it is nationally, continues Ainoa, As keiki o ka ina, the President has no choice but to take the position he has.

Papa Ola Lkahi embraces this decision that values the health and welfare of us all, not just a few. # PAU #