She also participated in NIH research promoting diversity in health-related studies, earned multiple excellence awards for her resident teaching and mentorship, contributed an array of publications in peer-reviewed medical journals on Native Hawaiian health issues, and was a regular presenter at medical conferences throughout the United States. Currently, she is the Medical Director of PMG, managing our Hilo and Kona clinics in Hawai’i Island, and is a Preceptor for APRN & MPH students at the University of Hawai’i, Hilo, and Grand Canyon University, Arizona.

He is an active member of the American Academy of PM&R, the International Spine Interventional Society, the North American Spine Society, and the American College of Sports Medicine. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, surfing and traditional Japanese karate.