.who.

aloha and thank you for your interest in my story. i grew up and still reside in honolulu, hawai’i. the gratitude i feel for being able to call hawai’i home grows with each day that comes. i currently work at ISI (Integrated Services Incorporated), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HMSA (Hawaii Medical Service Association) as a health & wellness business analyst. aside from work, i am involved with two wonderful organizations that serve the community: Kanu Hawaii and HPHA (Hawaii Public Health Association).

.why i’m blogging.

writing has never been my strength, but i continue to write so that i can become better at it. i’m mainly blogging to hear myself,  for therapeutic purposes, and as a spiritual practice.

i’m grateful for readers like you who have interest in what’s on my mind. i welcome what you have to share with me regarding anything good for the soul and our communities. feel free to leave me a comment here or e-mail me at truly.joannies@gmail.com

.interests.
+ life
+ health
+ sustainability
+ Kanu Hawaii
+ community building
+ healing acts

.education.
I hold Master’s Degrees in Public Health from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa and Business Administration (in Health Care Administration) from Loma Linda University, and Bachelor’s Degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies (in Second Language Studies) and Japanese from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. I’ve also studied at Hiroshima University in Hiroshima, Japan, Hirosaki University in Aomori, Japan, and National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, Taiwan.

.contact.

Email: truly.joannies@gmail.com

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