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Sharde is a Native Hawaiian mother, daughter, ʻāina justice warrior, hula practitioner, and community organizer. Together with her husband, they raise their five children ma ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi. Sharde was born and raised on the west side of Oʻahu, but recently moved to Hawaiʻi Island. Her interest in health and justice stems from a young age when she would spend time with her grandparents, and knowing that there must be a better way. Sharde’s formal educational training is in public health and law. She continues to advocate for a multi-dimensional, transdisciplinary approach to improving Native Hawaiian health, that inherently honors the reciprocal relationship between humans and ʻāina, and provides holistic healing for the family, broader community, and plans for generations to come. Sharde collaborates with Hoʻōla ʻĀina Pilipili as part of the Mauli Ola Initiative. Contact shardem@hawaii.edu to connect on any of the above topics!

Kimberly Yamauchi is a faculty member in the Medical Education Division of the Department of Native Hawaiian Health (DNHH) at the University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). Kim is the Program Assistant and premedical student recruiter for the ʻImi Hoʻōla Post-Baccalaureate Program (ʻImi) and the Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence (NHCOE) Student Research Program Coordinator and Academic Advisor. She serves as the Māla Alakaʻi for the DNHH Māla Lāʻau Lapaʻau which is located on the JABSOM campus and used as a natural classroom utilized by medical students, faculty, and community members. Kim received her Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) and a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Kim brings experience working within the area of recruitment and retention of underserved and indigenous students in Hawaiʻi and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands. She was born in Palau and raised in California and Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Her interests include expanding the representation of underrepresented and underserved students in health careers in Hawaiʻi and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific. Contact Kim at kimy@hawaii.edu for more information about ʻImi or NHCOE. Websites: ʻImi Hoʻōla  & NHCOE.