Marie Kainoa Fialkowski, PhD, RDN, LDN, is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Science at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and assistant program director and training program leader for the Children’s Healthy Living Program working on developing Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander specific nutrition education materials and curricula.
Lenora, Matanane, BS, MS, is a graduate of the Nutritional Sciences Master of Science degree program in the Department of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Science at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and is a former recipient of the Children’s Healthy Living Training Scholarship Program.
W. Jay Gibson, BA, BBA, graduated from the Food Science and Human Nutrition bachelor degree program in the Department of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Science at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
Ericka Yiu, is an undergraduate student in the Food Science and Human Nutrition degree program in the Department of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Science at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
Jim Hollyer, MS, is the External Communications leader for the Children’s Healthy Living Program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
Kathryn Kolasa, PhD, RDN, LDN, is professor emeritus of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and is an external advisor to the Children’s Healthy Living Program.
Rachel Novotny, PhD, RDN, LDN, is a professor in the Department of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Science at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and is principal investigator/program director of the Children’s Healthy Living Program.
Sources of funding: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative grant no. 2011-68001-30335 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement Coordinated Agricultural Program.
The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Correspondence: Marie Kainoa Fialkowski, PhD, RDN, LDN University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, 1955 East West Rd, Agricultural Science 314 J, Honolulu, HI 96822 ([email protected]).
