MOSAAIC at Hawaiʻi
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Hawaiʻi Kakaʻako Clinic
(808) 692-1016
ponohls@hawaii.edu
Kakaʻako Clinic
651 Ilalo Street, ANC 102
Honolulu, HI 96813
About MOSAAIC at Hawaiʻi
MOSAAIC at Hawaiʻi, known locally as PONO (Pacific Ocean Native Observational)-MOSAAIC, is led by local researchers who are dedicated to improving the health of communities across Hawaiʻi for your generation and for generations to come.
Marjorie Leimomi Mala Mau, MD, MACP, FRCP
Dr. Marjorie Leimomi Mala Mau is Professor and Myron “Pinky” Thompson Endowed Chair in the Department of Native Hawaiian Health at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. Born in Hawaiʻi and of kanaka ʻōiwi (Native Hawaiian) background prior to statehood, Dr. Mau brings a personal and contextual perspective that explores and extends our understanding of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander health, disease prevention and wellness. She is the first NH woman ABIM-certified in endocrinology and internal medicine and the first NH woman to be selected as a “Master” physician by the American College of Physicians (MACP). She is actively engaged in research and continues to support and mentor scores of emerging investigators, researchers and community-based partners.
As the primary Principal Investigator for the PONO-MOSAAIC site, Dr. Mau is thrilled to work with her co-PIs, Dr. Maunakea and Dr. Park to be part of this landmark study to create a longitudinal cardio-pulmonary-metabolic health study that will include 2,000 Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
Alika K. Maunakea, PhD
Born and raised in Waiʻanae, Dr. Alika K. Maunakea is a Native Hawaiian Professor and scientist who studies how factors like food, stress, and other environmental exposures can influence the way genes function, which may help to explain why chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease are prevalent in Hawaiʻi communities. Dr. Maunakea also leads the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study (MauiWES), a long-term project examining the health impacts of the 2023 Maui wildfires.
As a principal investigator of PONO-MOSAAIC, Dr. Maunakea maintains a commitment to using research as a tool for advocacy, healing, and resilience for communities across Hawaiʻi.
S. Lani Park, PhD, MPH
Dr. S. Lani Park is Professor and cancer epidemiologist at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center (UHCC). She serves as the Co-Leader of the Population Sciences in the Pacific Program at UHCC. With over 15 years of research experience in cohort studies, her research focuses on identifying health behavioral, environmental, genetic, and epigenetic risk factors that contributes to the population differences in cancer risk as well as other chronic diseases.
As a Principal Investigator of the PONO-MOSAAIC study, Dr. Park looks forward to building this new cohort of Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders to identify health determinants for cardiopulmonary outcomes in these communities.