Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She is a researcher who is committed to improving the health and well-being of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders by addressing issues relevant to those communities. Her areas of research include Native Hawaiian health, health disparities, and cultural safety. She also has extensive experience using the community-based participatory research approach to develop collaborative and equitable relationships with multiple stakeholders to reduce obesity disparities and to implement patient quality initiatives at a local healthcare system. In addition to research, she is also a licensed clinical psychologist who provides integrated behavioral health care in a primary care clinic.