Fellows mentioned in this story: Diane Paloma, Cohort VIII

From Honolulu Star-Advertiser:

A Native Hawaiian woman in her 40s wailed as a nurse pushed her in a wheelchair to the intensive care unit to say goodbye to her husband, who died of COVID-19. Another Hawaiian couple, who traveled to Disney World with their children, both contracted the coronavirus, and upon returning home the husband was admitted to The Queen’s Medical Center and died. And when two daughters, who are Native Hawaiian, lost their mother to COVID-19, they spoke to her nurse, expressing sadness, devastation and guilt.

These are just a few of the countless stories that Dr. Ger­ard Akaka said he has seen and heard at The Queen’s Health Systems. As vice president of Native Hawaiian Affairs and Clinical Support at Queen’s, Akaka said he doesn’t want history to repeat itself.

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