DAVID BRUCE LEONARD, L.Ac.
LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST
DAVID BRUCE LEONARD, L.Ac.
PO Box 385
Hākalau, Hawai’i 96710
http://EarthMedicineInstitute.com
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
* Special skill in field identification of tropical plants
* Committed to the highest standards of professional excellence
* A unique background providing 35 years experience in plant field work and 25 years teaching Hawaiian natural and cultural history
* A working knowledge of more than 400 Hawaiian, Chinese, and Western plants.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1999 – 2024 Instructor of Herbal medicine MEDICINE AT YOUR FEET & EARTH MEDICINE INSTITUTE, on all the main Hawaiian Islands
2022 – 2024 Instructor of Advanced Herbal Systems INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE, Honolulu, HI
2022 – 2024 Herbalist/Acupuncturist PRIVATE PRACTICE, Keaʻau & Hākalau, HI
2017 – 2022 Herbalist/Acupuncturist MINDFUL LIVING GROUP, Kihei, HI
2013 – 2017 Herbalist/Acupuncturist PRIVATE PRACTICE, Makawao & Kula, HI
2011 – 2012 Academic Dean HAWAIʻI COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE, Hilo HI
2009 – 2011 Herbalist/Acupuncturist PRIVATE PRACTICE, Koaʻe, HI
2006 – 2008 Instructor/Herbalist/Acupuncturist PAHOA NATURAL HEALTH CLINIC, Pähoa, Hawai’i
2002 – 2005 Herbalist/Acupuncturist AWAPUHI HEALTH CENTER, Hawi & Hilo, HI
2000 – 2003 Director of Herbal Pharmacy TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF HAWAIʻI Waimea, HI
2000 – 2002 Instructor of Chinese medicine MAUI SCHOOL OF THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE, Makawao, HI
2000 – 2002 Instructor of Chinese medicine KAISER PERMANENTE, Wailuku, HI
1998 – 1999 Herbalist/Acupuncturist SOUTH MAUI CHIROPRACTIC, Kihei, HI
1997 – 1998 Herbalist/Acupuncturist KEALIA MEDICAL CENTER, Kihei, HI
1996 – 1998 Herbalist/Acupuncturist OHANA HALE CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC, Kahului, HI
1995 – 1997 Herbalist/Acupuncturist PRIVATE PRACTICE, Kula, HI
1993 – 1995 Herbalist/Acupuncturist OLA HA SPINAL CLINIC, Makawao, HI
1993 – 2002 Instructor of Herbal medicine MAUI COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Kahului, HI
1991 – 1993 Herbalist/Acupuncturist GRACE HEALTH CLINIC, Makawao
1990 – 1991 Herbalist/Acupuncturist WELLSPRING ACUPUNCTURE, Carmel, CA
1986 – 1991 Professional Herbalist PRIVATE PRACTICE, Santa Cruz, CA
1983 – 1986 Massage Therapist PRIVATE PRACTICE, Boulder, CO
RELEVANT EDUCATION AND TRAINING
HERBAL MEDICS ACADEMY, TX & NM – Advanced off-grid training in austere trauma and acute care, medical advance party, wilderness first responder, viral and bacterial infections, botanical functional medicine, and phytochemistry. 2019 – 2023
USDA/NRCS, Kealakekua HI – Advanced training in Hawaiian native forest species inventory. 2004 – 2008
HAWAI’I COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Hilo, HI – Forest Team Program – Studies in native forest restoration, agroforestry, GPS, ArcGIS, native plant propagation. 2003 – 2005
FIVE BRANCHES UNIVERSITY, Santa Cruz, CA – Masters Degree in Chinese medicine, 1998
MAUI COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Wailuku, HI – Studies in pharmacology, applied statistics, marine biology, ethnobotany, and plant propagation. 1998
KAHUNA LA’AU LAPA’AU ‘O MAUI, Wailuku, HI – Training in Hawaiian plant medicine. 1992-2002
FIVE BRANCHES INSTITUTE, Santa Cruz, CA – Diplomate in traditional Chinese medicine, 1990
PUBLISHED WORKS
* Wild Wisdom: Deep Listening from the Heart of Nature, Roast Duck Producktions, July 2011
* Medicine at your Feet: Healing Plants of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Volume One, Island Moonlight Press, June 2008
* Science: Good Servant, Poor Master, Acupuncture Today Magazine August, 2004, Vol. 05, Issue 08
* Visiting Old Friends – Plant Gathering Protocols, Acupuncture Today Magazine March, 2004, Vol. 05, Issue 03
* A Gathering of Old Friends, with Robert Newman, L.Ac. Acupuncture Today Magazine November, 2003, Vol. 04, Issue 11
* Everything You Know is Wrong, with Robert Newman, L.Ac. Acupuncture Today Magazine August, 2003, Vol. 04, Issue 08
* The Herbal Apothecary , articles in Maui’ana Magazine, 1994-1995
* The Acupuncture Point Book , co-authored with Colleen Delaney, Roast Duck Producktions 1988
* The Traditional Chinese Paradigm and Modern American Life, article in Internal Arts Magazine, Vol.2 Issue 3, Dec 1987
RELEVANT CREDENTIALS
Credentials
* Advanced Wilderness First Aid (AWFA) and Wilderness First Responder Certifications 2022 & 2023
* National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists Diplomate # 5894 (Expired)
* State of Hawaii Acupuncture License #ACU 292
* State of California Acupuncture License # AC 3862 (Expired)
* Hypnotherapy Certification # CH1350
REFERENCES
* References available on request