Pilina Center for Wellbeing is honored to share a new collection of six guided meditation audios created in collaboration with Namahana School, the North Shore of Kauaʻi's first public, tuition-free middle and high school. At Namahana's request, PCW founder Jo Qinaʻau designed the recordings to bring the school's Ola Framework to life through mind-body practice, with one meditation for each of its six values.

The Pilina Center is honored to share a new review, A Systematic Scoping Review for Decolonial Public and Global Health: Indigenous Frameworks and Models of Wellbeing from Turtle Island and Moananuiākea, is now published in Frontiers in Public Health. This work maps 33 Indigenous-developed models and frameworks of wellbeing from across Turtle Island (North America) and Moananuiākea (the Pacific), celebrating Indigenous excellence and offering guidance for a public health rooted in relationality, land, and self-determination.

Jo provided three trainings for the Mohala Liko Lehua fellows, a first-of-its-kind fellowship preparing culturally grounded behavioral health providers across Hawaiʻi. Fellows engaged KANU mauli ola theory, ACT, and integrative behavioral health approaches, and left with resources to share directly with clients.

Caleb and Jo were invited to introduce Ke Ao Nōweo ʻUla (KANU), a Native Hawaiian theory of wellbeing, to Maui’s Prosecutor’s Office, Victim Witness Assistance Division, with guests from the Maui Police Department and Child and Family Services. The sessions invited public servants to reflect on service through Indigenous perspectives and explore new ways to support victims and families. KANU, meaning “the new dawn that shines bright,” centers healing, connection, and empowerment in community care.

PCW facilitated two multi-day convenings with local Stupski Foundation grantees, focused on co-creating a shared model of organizational wellbeing. Designed to cultivate a culture that fosters health, alignment, and thriving, the model equips organizations to better support both their teams and the communities they serve. Rooted in aloha, values, and lived experiences, our collaborative efforts laid the groundwork for lasting impact across Hawaiʻi.

PCW completed a culturally sustaining evaluation of Ola Ka Huakaʻihele o Hiʻiaka, a train-the-trainer program rooted in Hawaiʻi lifeways and the Kaʻao Framework. Working in close partnership with program leaders and participants, the evaluation used rigorous Indigenous approaches, honored community definitions of success, and framed data as a living record of reciprocity, learning, and spiritual integrity to inspire lasting change.

PCW founder Jo Qina‘au piloted a novel project weaving a Kanaka ‘Ōiwi conception of wellbeing with contemplative practices (meditation, mindfulness, movement, breathwork) for 24 non-profits, county offices, and university offices across Hawai‘i.

Pilina Center hui members to lead critical conversation on decolonialism and culture-as-health at the 132nd Annual Convention for the American Psychological Association

Experience two featured sessions on Greater Good Science Center’s Happiness Podcast with Jo Qina’au - a pilina meditation and progressive muscle relaxation.

Accessible trauma-informed Yoga teacher training centering Kanaka Maoli culture.

Community Outreach for CDC’s OD2A-3C

Piloting a wellbeing program based on Kūkulu Kumuhana, a vision for Kanaka Maoli wellbeing.

A year-long Project with ʻEwalu Industries