Dr. Nicole “Mahealani” Lum, DO, family medicine & geriatric medicine physician in Honolulu, HI, is the primary care physician and medical director of Ke Ola Mamo Native Hawaiian Health System.

She graduated from Andrew Taylor Still School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona and completed her family medicine residency and geriatric medicine fellowship at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine. Mahealani serves on the Board of Directors for ‘Ahahui o Nā Kauka, the Association of Native Hawaiian Physicians. She was graciously nominated to the Climate & Health Equity Fellowship by the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians. Mahealani is passionate about uplifting the health of the Native Hawaiian people, and learning how to reconnect Hawai’i communities to ‘āina (land-based) practices. She descends from ancestral stewards of the land on which she and her family reside in ‘Aiea, HI, and in her spare time she is a student of the Hālau ‘Ohi’a Hawai’i stewardship training program. Dedicated to community-based regeneration of our natural landscapes to restore health & wellness, Mahealani’s family leads land restoration efforts at Loko I’a Pā’aiau fishpond and Ka Mahi’ai ‘Ihi o Wailea maile farm. Mahealani is looking forward to becoming more involved in advocacy and policy for environmental health and its effect on community health.

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Dr. Nicole Mahealani Lum | Ka Wai Ola News | January 1, 2023