Reviews

“Cherry has a strong connection to her community and has been a strong, passionate advocate raising community awareness around mental health and substance abuse prevention advocacy for Native Hawaiians. She comes with extensive amounts of knowledge and experience in the field of Community-Based Participatory Research. She has been a community leader within the group that has aspired this cultural interventions program; Native Hawaiian Cultural Practices to Promote Health and Well-being Program.”

— B.K.

“You are doing the right thing for our community. You know how your work is pono (correct/righteous) because you evoke a feeling that is right with how you do what you do and inspire us within this space. You evoke a feeling that reaches your naʻau (guts) and causes tears to touch our eyes. That’s how you know you’re doing the right thing. When you feel it in your naʻau and have good kine tears in your eyes.”

— Kupuna

“As a strong, Indigenous woman, Cherry knows that relationality is a driving force in her all that she does, and brings and Indigenous-values infused approach to her collaborations that is focused on building, maintaining, and fostering good relationships.”

— Co-Author and Project Collaborator, Liberation STEM Lab