An Introduction to E Hui Ana Nā Moku: Harm Reduction Community Resource Guide

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In recognition of self harm awareness month in May, we are sharing a resource developed by our friends at Papa Ola Lōkahi and Hawaiʻi Health and Harm Reduction Center called “E Hui Ana Nā Moku: The Islands Shall Unite”. This is a harm reduction community resource guide, which focuses on developing a community understanding of harm reduction, reducing the harms caused by colonization in Hawaiʻi, and introducing a cultural approach to reducing harm and promoting healing.

Who is this resource for?
Anyone who is interested in accessing Native Hawaiian resources for themselves, cultural practitioners, or behavioral health professionals who are looking for education about culturally responsive care for harm reduction.

How can I get this resource?
You can download the resource guide for free on Papa Ola Lōkahi’s website.

Download the guide here

What will I find in this resource?
In the video below, Lilinoe Kauahikaua, Project Manager at the AANHPI ʻOhana Center of Excellence and Program Coordinator at Papa Ola Lōkahi introduces E Hui Ana Nā Moku with a tour of what you will find in this resource.

Cultural Approaches to Reducing Harm Across Moanānuiakea

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In 2022, Papa Ola Lōkahi and Hawaiʻi Health & Harm Reduction Center release E hui ana nā moku: A harm reduction toolkit for Native Hawaiian communities.
Harm reduction through a Native Hawaiian lens embraces returning to the source. It’s a process to elevate Hawaiian ways of knowing and being, which are strongly connected to (w)holism, spirituality, and relationship to land.

According to FNHA, “culture is a medicine that can help us heal… In exploring culture as a strength, a source of resilience, a way to connect, and as medicine, we must consider how we can include people who use substances within our work by increasing access to culture.”

We are excited to share with you all, what a potential template for weaving in cultural practices throughout the pacific could look like when reducing harm in our communities. This will look different as every community has unique cultures and traditions.

Learning Objectives:

  • Engage: participants will review the resource E hui ana nā moku: A harm reduction toolkit for Native Hawaiian communities and glimpse what a template for weaving in cultural practices throughout the pacific could look like when reducing harm in our communities caused by historical, cultural and intergenerational traumas.
  • Identify: participants will identify the strengths, protection and resiliency within their own cultural practices as they embody social, emotional, mental, and physical health and healing.
  • Understand: participants will understand how to weave their own cultural practices into the template provided.

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