ABSTRACT
Cultural values are an important source of resilience for Native Hawaiian older adults. This chapter uses information from scholarly literature on Native Hawaiian families, as well as qualitative comments from a survey of Native Hawaiian grandparents raising grandchildren (GRG) to describe how these values may also be an important resource for practitioners working with this population. Two aspects of Native Hawaiian culture are described: traditional cultural practices relevant to grandparenthood and relatively recent historical events that have influenced contemporary GRG. The chapter concludes with specific recommendations to assist service providers in fostering resilience in Native Hawaiian GRG.
