Pilina and Kuleana: An evening with Michele Navarro Ishiki

Pilina and Kuleana - Our Journey at Piha Wellness and Healing - Ka Wā Mamua

Join Direct Relief for an inspiring reception and presentation by Michele Navarro Ishiki, founder and clinical director of Direct Relief partner, Piha Wellness and Healing. Based in Maui, Piha Wellness and Healing is dedicated to providing vital emotional support and mental health services to the community.

Michele will share the powerful journey of her organization, from its efforts before, during, and after the devastating wildfires. Don't miss this opportunity to hear firsthand how Piha Wellness and Healing has been a beacon of hope and resilience for those affected.

If you would like to learn more about how Piha Wellness and Healing has positively impacted people affected by the Lahaina wildfires, please read more here.

4:30pm: Reception

5:00pm: Presentation and Q+A

6:00pm: Meet and Greet

"Our journey at Piha Wellness and Healing leans into our ‘Ōlelo No‘eau, Hawaiian Proverb - Ka Wā Mamua, Ka Wā Ma Hope, which means to look to the past, we can inform the present and future.
Pilina and Kuleana relate to how we connect (pilina) in our community, that in and of itself is our kuleana (responsibility)."

Michele Navarro Ishiki is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), who is in private practice on Maui and Oʻahu, and the Founder of Piha Wellness and Healing, on Maui. Born and raised in Pāʻia Maui, she spent over 20 years of her professional career in nonprofit and for-profit organizations providing clinical oversight of residential drug treatment facilities and its continuum. She is a founding member of Pouhana O Nā Wahine, the first federally funded Native Hawaiian Resource Center in Hawaiʻi, and Board President. In addition to her LCSW, Michele has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Social Work from the Thompson School at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She is also certified by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division as a Clinical Supervisor (CCS), and Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC) in the State of Hawai‘i. She is an Internationally Certified Clinical Supervisor (ICCS) and Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICADC).

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