Abstract:Esteemed emeritus medical school founding-faculty member, leader in the Native Hawaiian sovereignty movement, Native Hawaiian health advocate, and revered kupuna Richard Kekuni Blaisdell provides a reflective history of his path into medicine, and insights into establishing health for Ka Lāhui Hawai‘i.
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