Donna-Marie Palakiko, PhD, RN, APRN is a Native Hawaiian mother, health strategist,
community-based researcher, and nurse. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of
Hawaii at Manoa’s Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing and Director of Workforce
Development at Papa Ola Lokahi. Dr. Palakiko has over 25 years of experience addressing
health inequities among Native Hawaiians in underserved areas of Hawai‘i through health
promotion and disease prevention programs, community-based participatory research, and
workforce development. Her area of expertise and interest is to address social and cultural
determinants of health among Indigenous and underserved communities through culturally safe health interventions and building a culturally mindful health workforce to serve in underserved areas of Hawai‘i. Dr. Palakiko works in partnership with communities to design innovative and meaningful solutions to priority areas such as access to health care information and services. In her role as the Director of Workforce Development, Dr. Palakiko has increased the number of Native Hawaiian health professionals providing care in medically underserved areas by working in partnership with the recipients of the Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program and health care employers. Her work has also grown a workforce prepared to provide culturally safe care. She accomplished this through monthly seminars focused on leadership and discovering a sense of place as a Native Hawaiian, mentorship pairing with Native Hawaiian Health Professionals, and providing a supportive team. Dr. Palakiko is a 2023 recipient of the UC Davis Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators, a 2023 LEADS Fellow, and recently completed a Fulbright Year at the University of Newcastle in New South Wales Australia. Through her work, Dr. Palakiko continues to engage in conversations with Native Hawaiians and other Indigenous peoples in underserved communities to address social and cultural determinants of health and seek out innovative solutions in partnership with the community while preparing a workforce ready to provide culturally safe health care in underserved areas.
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