Aloha mai! ʻO wau ʻo Buddy Kalanikumupaʻa and I am a Kanaka Maoli medical student at the University of Washington. My academic foci include culturally grounded Indigenous medicine, epidemiology and health care of displaced Indigenous communities, and Indigenous access to medical education.
Hometown: San Rafael, CA and Kailua, ʻOahu
Undergrad: BA, Stanford University, Human Biology with honors/Native American Studies minor (2022).
Medical School: University of Washington School of medicine
Contact: buddysm@uw.edu
Hobbies: Outdoor adventuring, hoe waʻa, road trips