Who We Are
Our Beginning
- For the past 30 years, Native Hawaiian Organization Charity (NHOC) has been partnered with the Native Hawaiian Board of Health, five Native health care systems, and numerous Native Hawaiian Organizations to deliver traditional healing services to communities in need.
- NHOC developed the only existing constitutional law treatise on the history of traditional Native Hawaiian medicinal practices and drafted the currently enacted Hawaii State Healers Law.
- Further, NHOC implemented a model template that has successfully incubated and then established new businesses in Hawaii that currently commercially extend to regions on the U.S. Continent.
Our Evolution
- Lawelawe is a Hawaiian word meaning “to care for others.” The Lawelawe brand of companies was created to support the parent company’s nonprofit initiatives dedicated to uplifting the Hawaiian culture.
- Lawelawe Management Group (LMG) was founded in March 2020 to offer managed operational and administrative services in support of the Lawelawe portfolio of companies.
- Back-office functions consolidated into one central servicing organization increases efficiency and reduces the cost of operations. This streamlined structure has enabled the Lawelawe family of companies to grow through the creation of multiple new Native Hawaiian Owned (NHO) companies.
Today
- Due to our Native status, industry expertise, and our ability to leverage various Federal programs, our motto is “Lawelawe Becomes What You Need Us to Become.”
- Lawelawe consists of 8 Native Hawaiian Owned (NHO) for profit subsidiaries. Our portfolio includes SBA certified 8(a), NHO small businesses, with a DCAA approved accounting system and facility clearances.
Our Services
Program Management & Business Transformation
- Program & Project Management
- Objective, Mission and Vision Planning and Execution
- Strategic Guidance and Planning
- Innovation and Modernization Advisory and Implementation
- Organizational Design and Workforce Management
- Change Management and Analytics, Strategy, Execution and Sustainment
Human Capital & Training
- Courseware Development
- Learning Management Systems
- Coaches, Facilitators & Instructors
- Diversity and Inclusion, Executive Core Qualifications & LMS
- WF Management & Performance
- Recruitment, Onboarding & Retention
- Employee Engagement, Performance Management
- Organizational Development (OD)
- Change Management
- Enterprise Transformation
Digital Solutions
- Cybersecurity
- Risk Management Framework
- IA/ML, Agile, Scrum
- IT Portfolio & Investment
- Help Desk
- Telecommunications
- Design & Development
- DevSecOps
- Human-Centered Design
- SW Dev & Testing
- Cloud
- Analytics & Visualization
Medical Staffing, Healthcare & Health IT Capability
- Physician
- Nurses
- Ancillary Support
- Credentialing
- Healthcare Providers
- Health Systems Administrators
- Subject Matter Experts
- Evidence-based Strategies.
- Health IT
- Clinical Informatics
- Biomedical Technicians
- Histocompatibility Lab Managers
- Clinic Staffing and Operations
David Thompson
President, Lawelawe Defense Inc. (LDI)
David Thompson (Dave) serves as the President of Lawelawe Defense Inc. He is deeply experienced in federal government contracting as well as commercial business development. Dave is a proven executive who provided operations and business development leadership to multiple companies that experienced dramatic growth during his tenure. Prior to entering the private sector, Dave served for 28 years on active duty as an Armor officer in the United States Army, after graduation from Texas A&M in 1986. He commanded units from platoon to brigade level, and served in combat during Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Dave served as the Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and then President of an Information Technology firm, and later as the Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for a rapidly growing Aerospace Engineering and Manufacturing company. In that role Dave led all business development efforts, playing a key role in a corporate merger as well as multiple acquisitions, driving the growth of the company from a small firm to a large company, within 3-1/2 years. In that period, the company grew at an astounding rate, achieving a 2022 ranking of #340 on the Inc 5000 with 1700% revenue growth during the previous 3 years.
Prior to his business career, Dave served in several leadership roles in business and state and federal government. Key positions include serving as the state-level executive for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, charged with developing and protecting the economic impact of the military in the state. In that role, Dave provided expert testimony, assisted in the development of legislation and worked with the Kentucky’s Congressional delegation to drive the growth of military-related business and protect the state’s interests during the Base Re Alignment and Closure process. In addition, Dave served our Veterans in a national Director level role with the Department of Veterans Affairs, working to establish accountability across the organization and implement legislation designed to bring a new level of professionalism to the VA workforce.
Education
- MS, Administration, Central Michigan University
- BS, Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University