About Wala'au Therapy

Founded and led by a Hilo native with deep roots in the community, we are here to stay—as a trusted resource and committed advocate. With a professional, compassionate staff and a flexible, adaptive mindset, we’re ready to support every client on their journey toward improved communication and greater confidence.

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Our Approach

At Wala’au Therapy, we welcome you into our small Hilo office—designed to feel more like home than a clinic. Our approach is warm, flexible, and rooted in connection. We provide age-appropriate therapy for clients of all ages, from keiki to kūpuna. For children, sessions are play-based and child-led, using movement, building, pretend play, and favorite activities to foster natural, lasting progress in speech/language and pediatric physical therapy. For every client, we focus on meaningful growth that carries into daily life—at home, in school, and in the community.

Who we serve

We proudly serve Hilo and Big Island community with age-appropriate speech therapy for clients of all ages—from keiki to kūpuna. We address and support communication and swallowing needs related to a wide range of conditions & concerns. 

  • Early Intervention, ages 0-3 years

  • School-aged children

  • Adolescents

  • Adults & Senior

Conditions we support

  • Ages 0-3 years of age with speech and language delays that are affecting expressive and/or receptive language skills

    • Phonological Processes

    • Articulation

    • Frontal and lateral lisps 

    • Fluency (Stuttering)

    • Phonological Processes 

    • Tongue/Lip tie 

    • Voice (vocal fold dysfunction)

    • SOS trained 

    • Feeding difficulties/food aversions

    • Picky eaters/Failure To Thrive (FTT)

    • Difficulty in swallowing liquids and/or food

    • Dysphagia (Swallowing disorders)

    • Certified Autism Specialist 

    • Social Pragmatics 

    • Expressive language 

    • Auditory processing 

    • Non-verbal skills/perspective-taking

    • Sensory awareness/emotional regulation

    • Alternative & Augmentative     Communication (AAC) 

    • Post-stroke communication difficulties 

      • Aphasia 

      • Dysarthria 

    • Traumatic/Acquired Brain Injury

    • Dementia 

    • Parkinson's Disease 

    • Expressive language disorders

    • Receptive Language disorders Language-based learning disability   (Dyslexia)

    • Phonological Awareness 

    • Alzheimer’s & Dementia

    • Apraxia of Speech

    • Down Syndrome

    • Alternative & Augmentative Communication

    • Dyslexia

    • Musculoskeletal disorders (torticollis, scoliosis)

    • gait abnormalities

    • motor skill difficulty

    • low muscle tone

    • movement asymmetry

Where we work

We offer therapy in our Hilo clinic and virtually, to meet the needs of all our Big Island ʻohana—wherever they are.

At our Hilo-based clinic, our team of dedicated therapists provides care in a warm, welcoming environment equipped with toys, tools, and resources that support successful therapy for all ages.

We offer virtual sessions through tele-practice, bringing therapy into the comfort of your home and empowering individuals and families across the lifespan.

We’re a diverse team of speech-language pathologists and pediatric physical therapist, each bringing unique educational and professional backgrounds to support our clients with insight, warmth, and care.

Who we are

Meet Our Team