Outstanding Family Advocate
Pualani Kamaunu Basbas has tirelessly worked in advocacy for more than a decade in improving the life of both the children and adolescents with more severe mental health issues as well as their families to traverse our complex mental health system. She has served as a family advocate in many capacities, including as a paralegal and mental health care coordinator at the Maui Family Guidance Center, as a volunteer on community organization boards in Maui, and as a Parent Partner with Hawaii Families as Allies.