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MEET THE SPEAKERS

May 29, 2024 Session Speakers

  • PLEN5 Building a Thriving Hawai‘i

    • Kyu Rhee, National Association of Community Health Centers

    • Devin Thomas, Hawai‘i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice

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  • RS2 Economic Realities and Health Equity: Stories of Resilience and Solutions

    • Krizhna Bayudan, Hawai‘i Workers Center

    • Jennifer Kaneakakalau, Paipai o Ko‘olau, Windward Community College

    • Francine Dudoit-Tagupa, Waikīkī Health

    • Matthew Nagato, Stupski Foundation

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  • PLEN6 Panel: Charting a Path to a Thriving Hawai‘i

    • Kūhiō Lewis, Council of Native Hawaiian Advancement

    • Sergio Alcubilla, Hawai‘i Workers Center

    • Jared Medeiros, Lāna‘i Community Health Center

    • David Derauf, Kōkua Kalihi Valley

    • Nicole Woo, Hawai‘i Children’s Action Network

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  • CS2A Advancing Workforce Retention: The Strategic Impact of Pay Equity

    • Edmund Ura, ElementOne Consulting

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  • CS2B Patient-Centered Chronic Disease Prevention and Management

    • Hayley Cheyney Kane, Waimānalo Health Center

    • Allison Higa, Ko‘olauloa Health Center

    • Cathy Marquette, Hamakua-Kohala Health

    • Kamaile Ynigues, Hawai‘i Island Community Health Center

    • Kayla Bajo, Wahiawā Health

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  • CS2C Empowering Futures: Adolescent and School Health

    • Cecelia Sakata, Hawai‘i Island Community Health Center

    • Mark Kealii Freitas, Kauluwela Elementary School

    • Keiko Nitta, Hawai‘i State Department of Health

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  • CS3A Operationalizing Pay Equity: A Strategic Approach to Workforce Retention

    • Edmund Ura, ElementOne Consulting

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  • CS3B Community-Led Solutions: Advancing Health Equity through Innovation

    • Claudia Hartz, Hawai‘i Island Community Health Center & Brooke Keliikoa, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

    • Chauncey Hatico, Hawai‘i Public Health Institute

    • May Rose Dela Cruz, Hawai‘i Public Health Institute

    • Cynthia Crabtree, University of Hawai‘i

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  • CS3C Equity in Action: Transforming Healthcare Practices

    • Shannon Nielson, CURIS Consulting

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  • PLEN7 From Awareness to Action: Leader Reflections & Calls to Action

    • Robert Hirokawa, Hawai‘i Primary Care Association

    • Emmanuel Kintu, Kalihi-Palama Health Center

    • Kyu Rhee, National Association of Community Health Centers

    • Judy Mohr Peterson, Med-QUEST Division

    • Kenneth Fink, Hawai‘i State Department of Health

    • Lee Buenconsejo-Lum, University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine

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