INTRODUCTION Health disparities within the Native Hawaiian community have been well-documented for many years. METHODS Innovative, culturally relevant, and community-generated approaches are required to truly change the trajectory and impact of chronic illnesses for Native Hawaiians. This article describes the experiences of residents from Wai'anae and Waimānalo who were trained in a process called Building the Beloved Community, and facilitated group sessions for a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project around 'ai pono (eating healthy), seeking to understand Native Hawaiian community residents' perceptions of current and historical influences on eating. Community facilitators and observers engaged 40 residents to better understand peoples' life experiences around food. RESULTS The community facilitators identified key principles derived from their training and facilitation experience, important elements for effective discussion circles, and the transformative outcomes experienced by all involved. CONCLUSIONS By sharing these experiences, they hope to encourage use of a similar process to promote lifestyle changes in communities.

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建立心爱的社区：反思夏威夷土著人与食物的关系。

引言多年来，夏威夷原住民社区之间的健康差异已得到充分记录。方法需要创新的，与文化相关的和社区生成的方法，才能真正改变夏威夷土著人的慢性病轨迹和影响。本文介绍了来自Wai'anae和Waimānalo的居民的经历，他们在名为“建设心爱的社区”的过程中接受了培训，并为围绕“ ai pono（饮食健康），寻求健康”的社区参与式研究（CBPR）项目举办了小组会议，了解夏威夷土著居民对饮食的当前和历史影响的看法。社区促进者和观察员让40名居民参与，以更好地了解人们在食物周围的生活经历。结果社区主持人确定了从他们的培训和主持经验中得出的关键原则，有效讨论圈的重要要素以及所有参与者所经历的变革性成果。结论通过分享这些经验，他们希望鼓励使用类似的过程来促进社区生活方式的改变。