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'Ai Pono Cooking Demonstrations
The PILI 'Ä€ina Project
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18+ (looking for older adults) * Native Hawaiian resident in a participating homestead * Overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m\^2) * Prior diagnosis of type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, hypertension, and/or dyslipidemia (LDL cholesterol ≥ 130 mg/dL) * Capable of 150 minutes of moderate physical activity (e.g., brisk walking) per week * Willing and able to participate in all aspects of the individual and household-level intervention * Fluent in written and spoken English Exclusion Criteria: * No children * Pregnancy * Serious illness such as cancer or chronic pain that may contraindicate full participation
About the study
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 'Ä€ina 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 'Ä€ina, improve diet quality, cardiometabolic markers, promote traditional Native Hawaiian diets, and improve social cohesion.
What is being tested
- 'Ai Pono (other)
Sponsor: University of Hawaii · Participants: 1,780 · Started: Feb 12, 2025
Contact the study team
- Claire Ing, DrPH · Phone: 8086921042
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06526650
Locations in the U.S.
| Hawaii | Kula no na Poe Hawaii, Honolulu Kapolei Community Development Coalition, Kapolei |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.