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Jul 17, 20224 min readIf I Just had the TimeI like to hula, I think it's really good Woman I don't understand the words But in time, I think I could, if I just had the time Oh, if I...
May 15, 20223 min readTrees - Godʻs Gift“Trees give peace to the souls of men.” Nora Waln Trees are critical for the health of our planet. They are guardians of our ecosystem....
Apr 29, 20223 min readKanilehua - Finding our Mauli“The lehua is the first tree that springs up from a recent lava flow. It’s for that reason, when we speak in Hawaiian and we speak of...
Apr 13, 20224 min readThe Beauty WithinI once knew a physician. He was a colleague and a friend. He was an easy going and jovial individual and someone I was always happy to...
Mar 29, 20223 min readThe Winning TicketI am a Pulmonologist and Critical Care Physician. Yet, I am the one lying in the hospital bed in the Intensive Care Unit. I am...
Mar 28, 20222 min readThe ʻAiea TreeʻAIEA (Nothocestrum) ʻAiea is the name of the city where Pali Momi Medical Center is located. ʻAiea is also the name of a tree that is...
Mar 27, 20222 min readHawaii Physicians - EndangeredThere is a critical shortage of physicians in Hawaiʻi. Our physicians are an endangered species. The future battleground of competition...