What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kākoʻo Lāʻau Lapaʻau position at Waimanalo Health Center?
We are seeking a dedicated, talented and team oriented Kākoʻo Lāʻau Lapaʻau to join our `ohana (family) to support our mission and values. Waimānalo Health Center is dedicated to offering employees an exceptional work environment, and offers competitive salary and benefits.
Mission
Waimānalo Health Center is rooted in Native Hawaiian values and devoted to improving the health and wellness of all people, regardless of ability to pay, by providing comprehensive primary and preventive health care services of the highest quality.
Vision
Waimānalo Health Center is dedicated to the continuous advancement in quality healthcare while assuring universal access for all. We believe that our values of Aloha, Mālama I Ka Pono, Mālama I Ka ʻOhana, and Mālama I Ka ʻĀina, enable our patient-centered healthcare home services to deeply focus on the shared role of healing oneself, ʻohana, community, and ʻāina over generations.
Core Values and Guiding Principles
Our values at Waimānalo Health Center promote Hawaiian-centered diversity, equity, and inclusion by welcoming all members of the Koʻolaupoko community to access our holistic services ranging from traditional Hawaiian healing practices to Western medicine.
Aloha: We listen to people with our full attention, seeking to know them and understand their health care and wellness needs and aspirations for themselves, their family and community. We will respond, to the best of our abilities, as caring, compassionate, engaged, and professional partners in healthcare.
Mālama I Ka Pono: We know that quality healthcare starts with people’s trust in our services and the excellence of our care for them and the resources entrusted to us to meet their needs. We are committed to maintaining their trust by treating people with respect and confidentiality, and by being open about our organizational practices and results, seeking to continuously improve our work.
Mālama I Ka ʻOhana: We believe that wellness embraces the whole family, and we welcome their participation in the healthcare of their loved ones. Our belief extends from the Ahupuaʻa of Waimānalo throughout Koʻolaupoko where we build the foundation for good health and wellness for everyone, and we seek collaborative partners who share our values and vision.
Summary
This position is responsible for assisting the Director of Cultural Health with lāʻau lapaʻau classes, patient education, and community outreach. The Kākoʻo Lā’au Lapa’au will assist with the preparation of lāʻau for patients, classes, and events. This includes planting, growing, harvesting, and maintaining our Māla Ho‘ōla.
Our healing practices connect to five key characteristics that are deeply associated with ALOHA. These foundational themes contribute to your growth and understanding as a Hawaiian Health Practitioner.
Kaunānā
Perception: Paying attention with the mind, body, and spirit.
Mākaukau
Readiness: Foresight that comes from spiritual discipline.
Haʻahaʻa
Humility: The bridling of the ego.
Hoʻomaikaʻi Akahai
Respect: Foundational in healing and essential in Hawaiian healing traditions.
Ahonui
Patience: Accepting that everything will have its time, we cannot measure or have expectations of patient’s process. Hawaiian healing is holistic in nature, a process and commitment that involves self, ‘ohana, ʻāina and Akua. It is the individual’s responsibility to take an active role in their healing.
