Born and raised in Wahiawa on the island of Oahu, Jared attended ASSETS High School and then completed his Undergraduate Degree in History and Hawaiian Studies at BYU-Hawai’i. While at BYU-Hawai’i, Jared had the opportunity to sail on the Hawaiian voyaging canoe, Iosepa, and learned the values of team work and communication. He then completed his Nursing Degree at UH-Manoa in the Master’s Entry Program into Nursing and the Master’s Program in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program. He joined Lāna‘i Community Health Center in 2014. Jared currently provides primary care services for our patients and also serves as the Associate Medical Director overseeing the day to day operations of the medical care delivered at the health center.