Meet the KCCN Program Coordinator
Mahealani Austin, M.S.W., B.S.W.
"Aloha! My name is Mahealani Mahiai Austin and it has been an honor and blessing to serve and work in this beautiful community where my father was born and raised. I have a loving and supportive hubby and I'm a proud momma of 3.
My work in community began in 2013 through volunteer opportunities with New Hope Town Church and UH Manoa's Social Work Program where I served as a practicum student in 2016. Since then, I have remained currently serving as the Program Coordinator for Papakōlea's Kūpuna Community Care Network (KCCN). I’m a graduate of Kamehameha Schools Class of 2001 and UH Mānoa Class of 2018 with a Master’s in Social Work. My work history has always been with kūpuna since I was 19 years old working as a Certified Nursing Assistant, Private Caregiver, and Care Home Operator. This experience to care for and serve our precious kūpuna has humbled and blessed me in so many ways. I am definitely thankful to God for the opportunities and I hope to steward well what I've been blessed with to help those I serve prosper. Aloha nui loa!"