Dr. Lahela "Doogie" Kamealoha M.D. is the titular character of the Disney+ Original Series Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.. She is the female version of Doogie Howser from Doogie Howser, M.D. the original series that Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. was loosely based off of. She is the daughter of Dr. Clara Hannon and Benny Kamealoha. She is Kai Kamealoha's younger sister and Brian Kamealoha's older sister. She is a Child Prodigy and a Medical Doctor at Oahu Health Medical Center. She is portrayed by Peyton Elizabeth Lee.
Background[]
A budding 16 year old works at a hospital and falls in love with 2 guys. She has to work through the stresses of being a teenager and a doctor.
Personality[]
Lahela is very assertive and confident, she is also kind and caring but also has a very strong personality. She isn't afraid to speak her mind and, being the youngest doctor in the world, she isn't afraid to stand up to people older than her. She is very intelligent and aside from her genius, is your everyday average teenager (Well sometimes).
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Lahela Kamealoha was born sometime between December 2004 to January 2005 to Dr. Clara Hannon and Benny Kamealoha on the island of Honolulu, Hawaii where she was born and raised.[1] She has an older brother Kai Kamealoha who is about a year older than her. Then she started learning how to read when she was 2 years old and has been reading ever since. When she was a toddler, she met Steph Denisco and they have been best friends ever since. When she was either 3 or 4 years old her younger brother Brian Kamealoha was born. When she was in kindergarten she discover that she is a Child Prodigy and her kindergarten teacher suggested that Lahela should skip a couple grades because she is super smart. When she was only 6 years old, she scored a perfect 100% on her SAT's. She went through all of high school in only 9 weeks and finished at 7 years old. She graduated high school when she was 8 years old from Liliuokalani High in 2013. Then she graduated from the University of Hawaii at 10, and Medical School at 14. Lahela works at the Oahu Health Medical Center under her mother, Clara Hannon.
Season One[]
Relationship with Walter[]
Despite her excellence, Lahela finds it difficult resonating with her crush, Walter Taumata. Despite her affection for him, she finds it difficult to converse with him romantically, and despite their numerous dates, struggles to secure him as her boyfriend.
Lahela talks with Steph about her problems, and Steph suggests that THEY HAD SEX know they are serious if he posts a photograph of her on his main instagram. Lahela tries to secure this, but finds that Walter pulls away. After Walter suffers an appendicitis, Lahela is forced to perform surgery on him and finds that he becomes even more withdrawn. Lahela believes that Walter no longer has feelings for her, but he eventually reveals that he felt weak after she had to operate on him. The two clear this up and Walter posts a photograph of the two on his main instagram.[2]
Lahela's relationship with Walter is tested once more when he reveals that he will be spending the summer in Australia on a Surfing Tournament. Lahela is saddened at the idea of spending the summer apart and applies to be part of the medical team. She is accepted, but finds it difficult to convince her parents to let her go. This ends with an argument with Clara in which she leaves her position at the hospital.
Lahela tells Walter that she has left the hospital and he tells her that he cannot allow her to give up her passion for him. Walter tells her that he will instead go on the tour the following year and spend the summer with her. After thinking it over, Lahela tells him that he must pursue the tournament and that she will be there when he returns.[3]
Finding a new path[]
When Clara begins her race for Chief Resident, she advices Lahela to run for Chief Resident, and the two talk about the partnership they could have if they both got their roles. Lahela becomes sidetracked, however, when Dr. Goldstein visits the hospital and reveals that he will give one doctor a fellowship. Lahela becomes intent on winning the fellowship but is eventually disqualified due to her age.
After an emergency, however, when Lahela is able to show her abilities, Dr. Goldstein offers her the fellowship. Whilst she considers it, she decides to turn him down to pursue the role of Chief Resident like her mother before her.
Season Two[]
TBA
Relationships[]
Family[]
Benny Kamealoha (father)
Clara Hannon (mother)
Kai Kamealoha (older brother)
Brian Kamealoha (younger brother)
Friends[]
Steph Denisco (best friend)
Lahela and Steph have known each other since they were toddlers.
See Also: Lahela and Steph
Charles Zeller (co-worker/friend)
Noelani Nakayama (co-worker/friend)
Olivia
Blake
Kayla
Love Interest(s)[]
Nico Alexander (ex-boyfriend)
See Also: Lahela and Nico
Walter Taumata (ex-boyfriend)
See Also: Lahela and Walter
Appearances[]
Season 1[]
- Aloha - The Hello One
- Love Is a Mystery
- License to Not Drive
- Lahela & Stitch
- Dunk Cost
- Career Babes
- Mom-Mentum
- Talk-Story
- Scutwork
- Aloha - The Goodbye One
Season 2[]
- A Hui Huo (Until We Meet Again)
- Mythological Creatures
- Message From the Chief
- Black Cloud, White Cloud
- Dance Dance Evolution
- Post-Kiss Bliss
- I’m Just A Mom
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Doctor
- Now What?
- Me
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- She owns a Doc McStuffins boom box that she has had since she was a child.
- She thought about being a lawyer when she was nine but, she was into Rainbowloom at the time.[4]
- She graduated from High School when she was only 8 years old in 2013.
- She loves Beauty and the Beast.
- In the original Pilot, Lahela says her 16th birthday is on March 1, 2021, which means Lahela was born on March 1, 2005. In the final version of the Pilot, Lahela shows her Doctor ID which says it was issued on February 1, 2019, since Lahela was 14 when she became a doctor this means Lahela was born sometime between December 2004 to January 2005.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Scutwork: When Lahela is doing the Scutwork for Dr. Lee in the voice recording for the procedure he mentions it March 13, 2021 and Walter says the Surfing competition was last month. According to the show timeline Lahela 16th Birthday was sometime between December 2020 to January 2021 which means she was born sometime between December 2004 to January 2005.
- ↑ Lahela & Stitch
- ↑ Aloha - The Goodbye One
- ↑ Aloha - The Hello One
- ↑ DOOGIE - NETWORK DRAFT - 7-24-20 (tvwriting.co.uk)