diff --git a/healthd/Android.mk b/healthd/Android.mk
index 5a6303e..1a96e88 100644
--- a/healthd/Android.mk
+++ b/healthd/Android.mk
@@ -3,16 +3,6 @@
 LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := healthd_board_default.cpp
-LOCAL_MODULE := libhealthd.default
-LOCAL_CFLAGS := -Werror
-LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/include
-LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DIRS := $(LOCAL_PATH)/include
-LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libbinder
-LOCAL_EXPORT_STATIC_LIBRARY_HEADERS := libbinder
-include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
-
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := BatteryMonitor.cpp
 LOCAL_MODULE := libbatterymonitor
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/include
@@ -189,6 +179,7 @@
     libhealthd_android \
     libbatterymonitor \
     libbatteryservice \
+    android.hardware.health@1.0-convert \
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
     libbinder \
@@ -198,6 +189,7 @@
     liblog \
     libm \
     libc \
+    libhidl \
+    android.hardware.health@1.0 \
 
-LOCAL_HAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libhealthd
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
diff --git a/healthd/healthd.cpp b/healthd/healthd.cpp
index 1ec8c2d..cae6c4c 100644
--- a/healthd/healthd.cpp
+++ b/healthd/healthd.cpp
@@ -24,13 +24,29 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <cutils/klog.h>
 
+#include <android/hardware/health/1.0/IHealth.h>
+#include <android/hardware/health/1.0/types.h>
+#include <hal_conversion.h>
+
 using namespace android;
 
+using IHealth = ::android::hardware::health::V1_0::IHealth;
+using Result = ::android::hardware::health::V1_0::Result;
+using HealthConfig = ::android::hardware::health::V1_0::HealthConfig;
+using HealthInfo = ::android::hardware::health::V1_0::HealthInfo;
+
+using ::android::hardware::health::V1_0::hal_conversion::convertToHealthConfig;
+using ::android::hardware::health::V1_0::hal_conversion::convertFromHealthConfig;
+using ::android::hardware::health::V1_0::hal_conversion::convertToHealthInfo;
+using ::android::hardware::health::V1_0::hal_conversion::convertFromHealthInfo;
+
+// device specific hal interface;
+static sp<IHealth> gHealth;
+
 // main healthd loop
 extern int healthd_main(void);
 
 // Android mode
-
 extern void healthd_mode_android_init(struct healthd_config *config);
 extern int healthd_mode_android_preparetowait(void);
 extern void healthd_mode_android_heartbeat(void);
@@ -44,6 +60,61 @@
     .battery_update = healthd_mode_android_battery_update,
 };
 
+// default energy counter property redirect to talk to device
+// HAL
+static int healthd_board_get_energy_counter(int64_t *energy) {
+
+    if (gHealth == nullptr) {
+        return NAME_NOT_FOUND;
+    }
+
+    Result result = Result::NOT_SUPPORTED;
+    gHealth->energyCounter([=, &result] (Result ret, int64_t energyOut) {
+                result = ret;
+                *energy = energyOut;
+            });
+
+    return result == Result::SUCCESS ? OK : NAME_NOT_FOUND;
+}
+
+void healthd_board_init(struct healthd_config *config) {
+
+    // Initialize the board HAL - Equivalent of healthd_board_init(config)
+    // in charger/recovery mode.
+
+    gHealth = IHealth::getService("health");
+    if (gHealth == nullptr) {
+        KLOG_WARNING(LOG_TAG, "unable to get HAL interface, using defaults\n");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    HealthConfig halConfig;
+    convertToHealthConfig(config, halConfig);
+    gHealth->init(halConfig, [=] (const auto &halConfigOut) {
+            convertFromHealthConfig(halConfigOut, config);
+            // always redirect energy counter queries
+            config->energyCounter = healthd_board_get_energy_counter;
+            });
+}
+
+int healthd_board_battery_update(struct android::BatteryProperties *props) {
+    int logthis = 0;
+
+    if (gHealth == nullptr) {
+        return logthis;
+    }
+
+    HealthInfo info;
+    convertToHealthInfo(props, info);
+    gHealth->update(info,
+            [=, &logthis] (int32_t ret, const auto &infoOut) {
+                logthis = ret;
+                convertFromHealthInfo(infoOut, props);
+            });
+
+    return logthis;
+}
+
 int main(int /*argc*/, char ** /*argv*/) {
 
     healthd_mode_ops = &android_ops;
diff --git a/healthd/healthd_board_default.cpp b/healthd/healthd_board_default.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index eb55773..0000000
--- a/healthd/healthd_board_default.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#include <healthd/healthd.h>
-
-void healthd_board_init(struct healthd_config*)
-{
-    // use defaults
-}
-
-
-int healthd_board_battery_update(struct android::BatteryProperties*)
-{
-    // return 0 to log periodic polled battery status to kernel log
-    return 0;
-}