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KU ALOHA OLA MAU means "to stand in love and health forever," and is the name of a nonprofit committed to welcoming those suffering from alcohol and drug addiction as haumana, or students, lovingly, for the rest of their lives.
"The job of the staff is to help our haumana understand how special and Important they are," explains Lisa Cook, 64, executive director of Ku Aloha for the past 28 years. "To find meaning, they need to connect to others, to the earth, the heavens and their akua (god).
"We look more toward healing than just recovery. It's more than just 'using' or 'not...