{"id":28089,"date":"2014-10-24T13:25:40","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T23:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=28089"},"modified":"2021-10-21T16:32:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T02:32:20","slug":"uh-hilo-nursing-students-featured-in-hawaii-education-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/10\/24\/uh-hilo-nursing-students-featured-in-hawaii-education-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo nursing students featured in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> education documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m_cmZVRm4ic\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Two nursing students earning their degrees through the distance learning program at the <a href=\"http:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> will be featured in the upcoming film <a href=\"http:\/\/program.hiff.org\/films\/detail\/39ike_knowledge_is_everywhere_2014\"><em><span aria-lable=\"Ike\">&#699;Ike<\/span>, Knowledge is Everywhere<\/em><\/a>, a documentary about the education system in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. The film will be premiering at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hiff.org\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> International Film Festival<\/a> on November 6 at the Dole Cannery Theatres in Honolulu with additional showings on November 9 at <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Kai Koko Marina Theatres and November 15 at Hilo Palace Theater (<a href=\"http:\/\/program.hiff.org\/films\/detail\/39ike_knowledge_is_everywhere_2014\">see schedule and ticket information<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>While the film will highlight the community-driven programs of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcchc.com\/Learning\/Waianae-Health-Academy\"><span aria-label=\"Waianae\">Wai&#699;anae<\/span> Health Academy<\/a>, a program of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcchc.com\/\"><span aria-label=\"Waianae\">Wai&#699;anae<\/span> Coast Comprehensive Health Center<\/a> on <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>, the premise of one segment within the documentary will revolve around two <a href=\"http:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/depts\/nursing\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo nursing<\/a> students, Theresa-Regina Rivera and Mark Jones, who are earning their degrees via distance learning while remaining in their community of <span aria-label=\"Waianae\">Wai&#699;anae<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These two stepped up and opened up to share their individual story of being a non-traditional adult student who has struggled within many aspects of their personal life within a community impacted by poverty,&rdquo; says Amy Asam, education director of the health center. &ldquo;But each were able to eventually navigate through and find success again via the <span aria-label=\"Waianae\">Wai&#699;anae<\/span> Health Academy. They have finally found academic success at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo via our academic-community partnership and both are well on their way to professional success in nursing as well.&ldquo;<\/p>\n<h2>More about Theresa-Regina Rivera and Mark Jones<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28107\" style=\"width: 364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/hilo-nursing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"263\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/hilo-nursing.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/hilo-nursing-260x187.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo nursing students Mark Jones and Theresa-Regina Rivera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Asam describes Rivera as a wife, mother, student and a role model. She is the truest example of determination in the face of adversity. Her positive attitude and mindset prevail, even though her community of <span aria-label=\"Waianae\">Wai&#699;anae<\/span> continues to face adverse social detriments that keep many students from excelling in post-secondary pursuits. Following the completion of her bachelor degree in nursing, Rivera will take the state exam to become a licensed registered nurse.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, who before pursuing a degree in nursing was an intermediate school teacher in <span aria-label=\"Waianae\">Wai&#699;anae<\/span>, is now on the other side of the classroom as he works toward completing his senior year in the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo School of Nursing program. He also is an instructor with the <span aria-label=\"Waianae\">Wai&#699;anae<\/span> Health Academy early admissions college program for teens enrolled in a college health course during their junior and senior years of high school. He works with disadvantaged youth at a home for teenage girls who are in constant need of supervision and support.<\/p>\n<p>Both Rivera and Jones have maintained a 4.0 grade point average since enrolling in the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo School of Nursing and will graduate on the dean&#8217;s list in May 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a show case of how education can really change the world for the better, and can turn lives around making a difference for an individual, a family, and a community,&rdquo; says <strong>Kay Daub<\/strong>, director of the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo School of Nursing.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story at the <a href=\"http:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/news\/stories\/2014\/09\/25\/nursing-students\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo Stories website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212;By Susan Enright<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo distance education students Theresa-Regina Rivera and Mark Jones will be featured in the upcoming film <i>&#699;Ike, Knowledge is Everywhere<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[646,189,14,56],"class_list":["post-28089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-film","tag-nursing","tag-uh-hilo","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28089"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150273,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28089\/revisions\/150273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}