Warriors [in Transition] & TBI

Posted on August 27, 2012 by admin

Warriors [in Transition] & TBI is a Ho’oikaika ‘Olelo Mini-Studio, a half-hour talk show on the transition of returning veterans, who have suffered traumatic brain injury, to post-secondary environments.  Dr. Katherine Li (University of Hawai’i Center on Disability Studies) and Jason Ledford (Honolulu Vet Center) discuss the challenges facing these veterans as well as the resources available to assist them.

Oahu Air Dates

  • 08/26/2012, 08:30 AM, VIEW 54
  • 08/27/2012, 10:30 AM, FOCUS 49
  • 09/02/2012,  2:30 PM, VIEW 54
  • 09/03/2012,  6:00 PM, VIEW 54

Warriors [in Transition] & TBI will be available online two to three days after the first air date at www.olelo.org/olelonet.

If you would like to request a DVD copy, please call the Ho’oikaika Peer Mentoring Project at (808) 592-5907.

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Keiki and TBI Airdates

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Ronald

Sherry Lauer showing her crash test egg

Keiki and TBI is a half-hour TV program about how to protect our island’s keiki from traumatic brain injury. Our guests are Aileen Deese (Prevent Child Abuse Hawaii), Bess Tanabe (Department of Education, Special Education Section), and Sherry Lauer (Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children.) Continue reading →

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Valerie Yamada: Hooikaika’s Powerhouse

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Ronald

Written by Gwen Kekaula

Valerie Yamada

Imagine this. Valerie Yamada was working as a Licensed Practical Nurse at the Hawaii State Hospital when the sound of a buzzer set off a series of events that turned her life upside-down.

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The Hawaii Neurotrauma Registry

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Ronald

The Hawaii Neurotrauma Registry

Since it began in 2008, the Hooikaika project has grown from a group of many individuals to a close-knit, supportive Ohana. As time goes on, this project will continue to evolve, as we change our focus from TBI research to research on the broader range of neurotrauma injuries. Continue reading to learn more about the Hawaii Neurotrauma Registry.

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Life Goes On Webinar Series 2012

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Ronald

Joann, Valerie, Greg and Robin making a webinar presentation

Starting in July, Hooikaika will be hosting a series of webinars about support services for individuals with traumatic brain injury. These webinars will highlight services provided by agencies that serve the entire state, including all of Oahu’s neighbor islands.

Continue reading for meeting and registration information.

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Bicycling Skills Airdates

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Ronald

Hawaii Bicycling Skills

Bicycling Skills is a half-hour television program about safe bicycling in Hawaii. Our guests are Kari Benes (Department of Health) and Chad Taniguchi (Hawaii Bicycling League).

Oahu Airdates

  • 04/24/2012, 07:30 PM, OAHU 52
  • 04/27/2012, 01:30 PM, OAHU 52
  • 05/01/2012, 10:00 PM, OAHU 52
  • 05/04/2012, 11:00 AM, OAHU 52

Bicycling Skills will be available online two to three days after the first airdate at www.olelo.org/olelonet.

If you would like to request a DVD copy, call the Hooikaika Peer Mentoring Project at (808) 592-5907.

Bicycling Classes

For more information about bicycling classes, visit the Hawaii Bike League web site:

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Veterans and TBI Airdates

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Ronald

Veterans and TBI

Life Goes On: Veterans and TBI is a half-hour TV program about community services for veterans with PTSD and TBI. Our guests are Dr. James Spira (National Center for PTSD) and Patrick DeBusca (Honolulu Vet Center).

Oahu Airdates

  • 04/25/2012, 02:30 PM, OAHU 52
  • 04/26/2012, 06:30 PM, OAHU 52
  • 05/02/2012, 10:30 AM, OAHU 52
  • 05/03/2012, 04:30 PM, OAHU 52

Veterans and TBI will be available online two to three days after the first airdate at www.olelo.org/olelonet.

If you would like to request a DVD copy, call the Hooikaika Peer Mentoring Project at (808) 592-5907.

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Greg Lee: Strong Body, Stronger Mind

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Ronald

Written by Gwen Kekaula

Greg at his condo in Waikiki

Greg Lee at his condo in Waikiki

At 36, Greg Lee’s life seemed golden.  He was a waiter at Orchids, a five-star restaurant at the five-star Halekulani Hotel.  He had two young daughters, five-year old Danielle from a previous marriage and six-month old Samantha from a second marriage.  He was in top physical form.  Since competing in the 1992 Hawaiian Classic Body-Building championship, he had continued lifting weights to stay in shape.

Greg’s life took an unexpected turn for the worse in the early morning hours of March 7, 2007.  While skateboarding down Liliha Street, Greg hit a rough patch on the road, lost control, and fell backwards on his head.  He was not wearing a helmet.  That fall landed him in Queen’s Medical Center where he developed a blood clot in his brain that swelled so badly, the doctors medically induced a coma to keep the swelling down.

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The Stroke Center Open House

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Ronald

Volunteers of the Hooikaika project recently attended the open house of the Stroke Recovery Center of Hawaii, presented by the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific. The open house showed off some of the cutting edge technology that is revolutionizing the practice of stroke rehabilitation.

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Evelyn Bautista: Poet for Healthy Lungs

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Ronald
Evelyn meeting with Senator Josh Green

Evelyn meeting with Senator Josh Green

Hooikaika volunteer Evelyn Bautista wrote a poem to motivate herself to quit smoking … in 1971!  Continue reading to see her humorous rhymes.

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