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'Ai Pono Cooking Demonstrations
Sponsor: University of Hawaii
Summary
Native Hawaiians' traditional lifestyles and diets ensured the mutual health and well-being of the land and its inhabitants, which stand in stark contrast to the disproportionately high prevalence of diet-related, cardiometabolic diseases they experience today. In this project, the investigators will adapt and test an evidence-based multilevel intervention entitled PILI 'Āina to improve the self-management of prevalent cardiometabolic diseases and reduce risk factors for developing new diet-related illnesses and implement and evaluate the impact and sustainability of community-wide cooking demonstrations. The objectives of this project are to optimize the effectiveness and sustainability of PILI 'Āina, improve diet quality, cardiometabolic markers, promote traditional Native Hawaiian diets, and improve social cohesion.
Official title: The PILI 'Āina Project
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1780
Start Date
2025-02-12
Completion Date
2028-08
Last Updated
2026-03-04
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
'Ai Pono
"Hands-on Cooking and Cultural Lessons" These lessons will be widely advertised. Each 2-hour presentation will involve hands-on cooking demonstrations and tastings, accompanied by lessons on the cultural significance of featured food items. Demonstrations will link the consumption of vegetables (e.g., sweet potato, breadfruit, kalo) to Native Hawaiian (NH) history and traditional beliefs to help participants rediscover their heritage through the meals they prepare.
Locations (2)
Kula no na Poe Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Kapolei Community Development Coalition
Kapolei, Hawaii, United States