Passed my comps and am now officially a PhD candidate!!! 💃🏽

Hui kākou!

I’m putting out a kahea to help my hoa aloha find their keiki, Kaiʻea. They was last seen Nānākuli!

Please kokua!

It is such a privilege to be so loved and cared for by my hoa aloha. I kēia manawa, my hoa aloha gifted me this gorgeous ribbon skirt in my favorite colors, and I brought out my kihei I made of kapa to engage in cultural protocol and ceremony here in Aotearoa ♥️

#GlobalIndigenousHealth

Expansion of my hand tatau which tells the story of where I come from, the journey I am on, and the journey of where I am going.

Wahoo!!! Finished another semester of my PhD!

1.5 years down, another 1.5 years to go and I’ll be pau with my PhD!!!! 🙌🏽😭

#IndigenousHealth #dazcherrehtodoctahcherreh #auntieelderintraining

On my way to reclaim my work as a conference panelist.

With the support of my mentors & community, I’m unapologetically taking up space & reclaiming my work.

I’m no longer hiding in the background for others to build careers off my labor.

I’m embodying my sovereignty & putting myself out there.

Froze my arse off for a mini 5K Turkey Trot this mornin’

All of this running and freezing in 24 degree weather to heal my inner child 🤣

My sister got me flowers to make me feel better and to brighten up my long and challenging week ♥️🥹😭

First snow of da season kine tingz

#KanakaAbroad #HawaiiSky #KanakaSky