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using cocaine (4.7 percent) than
the U.S. mainland (two percent);
• Marijuana is used by a slightly
higher percentage of people in
Hawaii (14.4 percent) than on
the U.S. mainland (13 percent);
and
• The current non-medical use of
sedatives is also slightly
higher in Hawaii (1.2 percent)
compared to the U.S. mainland
(0.7 percent). 151/
Federally-Funded Programs
The Hale Ola Project is a service
and research effort supported by
federal funds from the National
I n s t i t u t e of Mental Health and the
Administration for Native Americans
(under the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services). 152/ The Project
is administered in Hawaii by Alu Like,
I n c . , and was i n i t i a t e d because it was
found that "Western approaches to
therapy and mental health care are not
e n t i r e l y s u i t a b l e or appropriate for
non-Western, including native
Hawaiian, individuals with mental or
emotional problems." 153/
Hale Ola o Ho'opakolea is a recent
effort to test and demonstrate the
effectiveness of an a l t e r n a t e and
c u l t u r a l l y - s e n s i t i v e approach to
meeting the mental health care needs
of native Hawaiians. The three-year
project (entering i t s third and final
year at the beginning of 1983) is
located on the Wai'anae Coast.
According to the Project Director,
the Hale Ola Project is a unique
e f f o r t in several respects. It
represents the f i r s t time that a
service center has been established to
u t i l i z e a c u l t u r a l l y - s e n s i t i v e approach
to service delivery targeted for native
Hawaiians with mental, emotional, and
r e l a t e d problems. It
is a center that employe qualified
service staff drawn from the Wai'anae
Coast communities to provide
counseling, r e f e r r a l , follow-up,
t r a i n i n g , and information gathering
in a manner appropriate to native
Hawaiians. Informal approaches to
care-giving assistance are emphasized
and f l e x i b i l i t y is maintained with
regard to s e t t i n g the time and
frequency with which care is provided.
Hale Ola also represents a unique
e f f o r t to identify, r e c r u i t , and
coordinate the v a r i e t y of informal
care-givers and natural healers who
are present in every community and
offer a wide range of services
generally uncatalogued and unacknowledged
by professional service
agencies. Hale Ola is working to link
formal and informal sources of
a s s i s t a n c e in order to create a
network of care for individuals with
various kinds of problems and service
needs. Finally, Hale Ola is unique in
i t s organizational character; it was
i n i t i a t e d by Wai'anae Coast community
groups and it continues to be d i r e c t ly
guided by and responsible to a
community-based administrative
committee consisting of residents and
service agency staff.
The Hale Ola Project has also beer,
responsible for sponsoring c u l t u r al
research e f f o r t s that seek to e l i c it
s p e c i f i c kinds of information d i r e c t ly
applicable to c u l t u r a l l y - s e n s i t i ve
service delivery. In p a r t i c u l a r , Hale
Ola has formulated a community
research program that consists of
three main research e f f o r t s:
• A community survey of native
Hawaiian perception and communication
s t y l e s with regard to
personal problems;
• A survey of informal
care-givers and natural healers
on the Wai'anae Coast; and
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-using cocaine (4.7 percent) than
+: using cocaine (4.7 percent) than the U.S. mainland (two percent);
-the U.S. mainland (two percent);
+* Marijuana is used by a slightly higher percentage of people in Hawaii (14.4 percent) than on the U.S. mainland (13 percent); and
-• Marijuana is used by a slightly
+* The current non-medical use of sedatives is also slightly higher in Hawaii (1.2 percent) compared to the U.S. mainland (0.7 percent). <u>151</u>/
 higher percentage of people in
-Hawaii (14.4 percent) than on
+=====Federally-Funded Programs=====
 the U.S. mainland (13 percent);
 The Hale Ola Project is a service
 and research effort supported by
 federal funds from the National
-I n s t i t u t e of Mental Health and the
+Institute of Mental Health and the
 Administration for Native Americans
 (under the U.S. Department of Health
-and Human Services). 152/ The Project
+and Human Services). <u>152</u>/ The Project
 is administered in Hawaii by Alu Like,
-I n c . , and was i n i t i a t e d because it was
+Inc., and was initiated because it was
 found that "Western approaches to
 therapy and mental health care are not
-e n t i r e l y s u i t a b l e or appropriate for
+entirely suitable or appropriate for
 non-Western, including native
 Hawaiian, individuals with mental or
-emotional problems." 153/
+emotional problems." <u>153</u>/
 Hale Ola o Ho'opakolea is a recent
 effort to test and demonstrate the
-effectiveness of an a l t e r n a t e and
+effectiveness of an alternate and
-c u l t u r a l l y - s e n s i t i v e approach to
+culturally-sensitive approach to
 meeting the mental health care needs
 of native Hawaiians. The three-year
-project (entering i t s third and final
+project (entering its third and final
 year at the beginning of 1983) is
 located on the Wai'anae Coast.
 According to the Project Director,
 the Hale Ola Project is a unique
-e f f o r t in several respects. It
+effort in several respects. It
-represents the f i r s t time that a
+represents the first time that a
 service center has been established to
-u t i l i z e a c u l t u r a l l y - s e n s i t i v e approach
+utilize a culturally-sensitive approach
 to service delivery targeted for native
 Hawaiians with mental, emotional, and
-r e l a t e d problems. It
+related problems. It is a center that employe qualified
 service staff drawn from the Wai'anae
 Coast communities to provide
-counseling, r e f e r r a l , follow-up,
+counseling, referral, follow-up,
-t r a i n i n g , and information gathering
+training, and information gathering
 in a manner appropriate to native
 Hawaiians. Informal approaches to
 care-giving assistance are emphasized
-and f l e x i b i l i t y is maintained with
+and flexibility is maintained with
-regard to s e t t i n g the time and
+regard to setting the time and
 frequency with which care is provided.
 Hale Ola also represents a unique
-e f f o r t to identify, r e c r u i t , and
+effort to identify, recruit , and
-coordinate the v a r i e t y of informal
+coordinate the variety of informal
 care-givers and natural healers who
 are present in every community and
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 agencies. Hale Ola is working to link
 formal and informal sources of
-a s s i s t a n c e in order to create a
+assistance in order to create a
 network of care for individuals with
 various kinds of problems and service
 needs. Finally, Hale Ola is unique in
-i t s organizational character; it was
+its organizational character; it was
-i n i t i a t e d by Wai'anae Coast community
+initiated by Wai'anae Coast community
-groups and it continues to be d i r e c t ly
+groups and it continues to be directly
 guided by and responsible to a
 community-based administrative
 committee consisting of residents and
 service agency staff.
-The Hale Ola Project has also beer,
-responsible for sponsoring c u l t u r al
+The Hale Ola Project has also been,
-research e f f o r t s that seek to e l i c it
+responsible for sponsoring cultural
-s p e c i f i c kinds of information d i r e c t ly
+research efforts that seek to elicit
-applicable to c u l t u r a l l y - s e n s i t i ve
+specific kinds of information directly
-service delivery. In p a r t i c u l a r , Hale
+applicable to culturally-sensitive
 Ola has formulated a community
 research program that consists of
-three main research e f f o r t s:
+three main research efforts:
-• A community survey of native
-Hawaiian perception and communication
+* A community survey of native Hawaiian perception and communication styles with regard to personal problems;
-s t y l e s with regard to
+* A survey of informal care-givers and natural healers on the Wai'anae Coast; and
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