Ka‘Ohinani Po‘A-Kekuawela

Biographic Data

ID6749595
NAMEKa‘Ohinani Po‘A-Kekuawela
GIVEN NAMESKa‘Ohinani
FAMILY NAMEPo‘A-Kekuawela
SIGNATUREPO‘A-KEKUAWELA K
AFFILIATIONSHawaii Pacific University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT3
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
H-INDEX1

  • Community Risk and Resiliency Factors Related to Drug Use of Rural Native Hawaiian Youth

    Scott K Okamoto, Susana Helm et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnicity in Substance…2009

    This exploratory, qualitative study examined the community-based risk and resiliency factors related to the drug use of rural Native Hawaiian youth. Forty-seven youth from five middle schools participated in focus groups that examined the ecological context of drug use for rural Hawaiian youth. Findings indicated that youth in the study were part of large extended networks of families and that these networks became a defining characteristic of th…

  • A‘ole Drugs! Cultural Practices and Drug Resistance of Rural Hawai`ian Youths

    Ka‘Ohinani Po‘A-Kekuawela, Scott K Okamoto et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnic & Cultural…2009Cited by: 2References: 7

    This qualitative study examined how Native Hawaiian youth from rural communities utilized cultural practices to promote drug resistance and/or abstinence. Forty-seven students from 5 different middle schools participated in gender specific focus groups that focused on the cultural and environmental contexts of drug use for Native Hawaiian youth. The findings described culturally specific activities that participants used in drug related problem s…

  • Participatory Drug Prevention Research in Rural Hawai`i With Native Hawaiian Middle School Students

    Susana Helm, Scott K Okamoto et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2008Cited by: 1References: 2

    Implications are discussed regarding drug prevention research and programs that highlight indirect-contextual drug offers that are place based and culturally grounded