By Erin Gustin, PsyD Students come to Pacific Quest from various parts of the country. Some have never traveled to the warmer, more tropical parts of the world. The plants, weather, and culture of Hawaii are unfamiliar and sometimes shocking to them. Working in a garden is likely something they have not felt like doing …
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Hawaii: A Prodigal Paradise to a Gardener
By Erin Gustin, PsyD Students come to Pacific Quest from various parts of the country. Some have never traveled to the warmer, more tropical parts of the world. The plants, weather, and culture of Hawaii are unfamiliar and sometimes shocking to them. Working in a garden is likely something they have not felt like doing …
Scott Boice Joins PQ’s Clinical Team
Pacific Quest is excited to announce the addition of therapist, Scott Boice, LPC, LMHC to its Clinical Department. Scott is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of Hawaii and will be providing clinical services to adolescent and young adult students. Scott earned his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young …
Thanksgiving Celebration – PQ Style!
Pacific Quest is busy preparing for our annual Thanksgiving celebration! Students and staff work together to prepare a variety of dishes and invite the families of staff members to join in the feast. A highlight of our Thanksgiving celebration is the imu, a traditional Hawaiian underground oven. To make an imu, a hole is dug …
Creating A Bridge to Health & Wholeness: Our Daughter’s Story
This letter is to thank Pacific Quest for their care of my daughter and to single out three of your staff members for their skill and professionalism. Please feel free to share it with other parents who are deciding whether or not to entrust their child to Pacific Quest. My 19 year old daughter …
Malama I Ka ‘Aina: A Community Service Project
By Lauren Meyer – Assistant Program Supervisor This past Friday, a few of our Malama students took a break from camp to set out into the community of Na’alehu with a purpose. With a trunk full of tools, and smiles on our faces, we took off down the road to a neighbor’s house. In this house lives …
Overcoming Obstacles: Our Son’s Journey at Pacific Quest
As our son struggled last year and began to lose hope. I struggled with the fact that I could not help him. His downward spiral started with stomach aches, then he couldn’t attend school, then he couldn’t leave the house and lastly he stopped eating. His only friends existed “virtually” online. His sister listened to …
“Mike Sullivan… YOU ARE AN IRONMAN!”
Mike Sullivan, M.A., LMHC Family & Alumni Services Director It was mile 16 of the final leg of the Kona Ironman World Championship that I hit the proverbial “wall.” My running pace slowed dramatically as my feet began to feel like cement blocks. My hips ached and my stride weakened. My right calf muscle seized …
In The Field: A Conversation with Program Supervisor, Deborah Givens
Deborah Givens, BA YA Program Supervisor Deborah is a Program Supervisor at our Young Adult program. Her primary responsibilities are risk management for the program and providing field support for the students and guides during daily field operations. Program Supervisors are the first line of support for the Program Guides. The position is a residential …
It’s Race Day!
Mike Sullivan, M.A., LMHC Family & Alumni Services Director The air in Kona is electrified! It is World Championship Ironman race week and the world’s most elite athletes are pouring into town. The streets are packed with sinewy triathletes clad in neon triathlon suits acclimating to Kona humidity and sweltering temperatures. They pedal machines that …
Second Annual Ka’u Coffee Trail Run
On Saturday, September 19th, approximately 18 Pacific Quest employees participated in the 2nd Annual Ka’u Coffee Trail Run–The Southernmost Coffee Trail Run in the USA! The goal of this event was to help raise money for the economically depressed community, via the non-profit organization O Ka’u Kakou. All funds raised went to O Ka’u Kakou …