Kelika Ishol, Director of Community Relations, ISNR | Jun 2, 2020 | Column, June-July 2020
Many of us are affected by the anxieties that come with the COVID-19 pandemic. But my boss once told me, “In chaos there is opportunity.” That quote resonated deeply in my heart. How can this be true for a pandemic? I soon learned that some positive things are happening around the world and here in Hawai‘i.
Kelika Ishol, Director of Community Relations, ISNR | Dec 7, 2019 | Dec 2019 - Jan 2020, Health
We now know that vaping kills. And it can kill faster than tobacco.
Kelika Ishol, Director of Community Relations, ISNR | Feb 1, 2019 | February - March 2019, Giving Care
Breathing is something most of us take for granted. But for those folks with respiratory issues like asthma, breathing can be a struggle. Studies show that a healthy adult will take an average of 12–15 breaths per minute. For those with respiratory issues like asthma,...
Kelika Ishol, Director of Community Relations, ISNR | Dec 2, 2018 | Dec 2018 Jan 2019, Giving Care
An unexpected life-changing situation can happen in an instant. One minute you’re at a friend’s home, getting ready to enjoy watching UH football, then you slip and fall, and feel excruciating pain. Hours later, on a trip to the emergency room, you learn that you fractured your hip or, even worse, your spine.
Kelika Ishol, Director of Community Relations, ISNR | May 19, 2018 | Giving Care, June - July 2018
In the last issue we discussed how people diagnosed with chronic respiratory failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at higher risk for infection. This issue, we focus on ways to ease their breathing problems.