Ke ala i ka Mauliola: Native Hawaiian Youth Experiences with Historical Trauma

Lorinda Riley (), Anamalia Suʻesuʻe, Kristina Hulama, Scott Kaua Neumann and Jane Chung-Do
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Lorinda Riley: Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health, Office of Public Health Studies, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Anamalia Suʻesuʻe: Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Kristina Hulama: Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health, Social Work, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Scott Kaua Neumann: Humanities Division, University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu, Kapolei, HI 96707, USA
Jane Chung-Do: Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health, Office of Public Health Studies, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-31

Abstract: Native Hawaiians (NH), like other Indigenous peoples, continue to experience the subversive impacts of colonization. The traumatic effects of colonization, especially the forced relocation from land that sustained their life and health, have led to complex, interconnected health disparities seen today. NHs have described a collective feeling of kaumaha (heavy, oppressive sadness) resulting from mass land dispossession, overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, cultural loss, and early loss of loved ones. Although historical trauma is linked to high rates of substance misuse, depression, suicidality, and other mental health disparities in American Indian populations. However, the link between NH historical trauma and health disparities among NHs has been less explored. This qualitative study used Indigenous talk story interviews with 34 NH ʻōpio (youth) and ka lawelawe (service providers) to explore how NH ʻōpio understand and experience historical trauma. Eight themes and 35 sub-themes were identified covering individual, community, and systemic domains representing the first step in addressing NH historical trauma.

Keywords: indigenous people; historical trauma; wellbeing; Native Hawaiian (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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