Na Pu’uwai Native Hawaiian Health Care System

Na Pu´uwai, Inc. is a community-based Native Hawaiian organization on the island of Molokai, dedicated to the betterment of the health conditions of Native Hawaiians.  It was founded in 1985 as an advisory committee to the Molokai Hearth Study in collaboration with the University of Hawaii, the World Health Organization and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.  In September of 1986, Na Pu´uwai was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation with a Board of Directors comprised of Native Hawaiians under the leadership of Dr. Noa Emmett Aluli.