Support Team

My name is Dr. Rachel Novotny and I am trained in maternal-child health, global nutrition, epidemiology, anthropology, and environmental biology. I have published more than 155 scientific papers related to maternal, infant, and child nutrition and health in remote regions of the world, and among culturally diverse populations. I am the Principal Investigator of the Children’s Healthy Living Program for Remote Underserved Minority Populations of the Pacific Center of Excellence or CHL Center and the CHL Food System grants. CHL developed a regional community-randomized multi-level intervention trial, training, and an outreach program throughout the US Affiliated Pacific region including the Marshall Islands, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and United States that decreased the prevalence of young child overweight and obesity. I also am the co-Director of the Children’s Healthy Living Dietetics Scholarship Program. I enjoy spending time outdoors- running, paddle boarding, and hiking in particular. I live in Kailua on the island of Oahu and am married with two children.

Aloha mai! My name is Dr. Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla and I am a kanaka maoli wahine
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Associate Professor in the Department of Human
Nutrition, Food, and Animal Sciences at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. Referred to often as Kumu by my students, my mission is to build the capacity of Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and other minority students in nutrition and dietetics as another effort to enhance the well-being of our lahui and eliminate health disparities. I also serve as the Project Director of the Children’s Healthy Living Dietetics Scholarship Program and the Children’s Healthy Living Summer Institute. My husband, Kahekili, and I are both from Waiahole Valley but we now reside in ‘Ahuimanu with our three young keiki, Lililehua, Kahekili II, and Laʻakea. I enjoy running, working outside in the yard, and spending time with my ‘ohana.