Hawaii

UPDATE: January 2007 - This page is no longer kept up-to-date by Jean Miller. Please check the HDSA's website to locate a HDSA Chapter or Affiliate, an HD Support Group or a HDSA Center of Excellence that may be located in your state.

If you do not have an HDSA Chapter, Support Group or an HD CoE in your area, please check out Miscellaneous State Resources or Other Helpful Resources for possible resources. Thank you! Jean

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Hawaii

Hawaii State Website

SUPPORT RESOURCES

There currently aren't any HDSA services in Hawaii.

MEDICAL FACILITIES/GENETIC COUNCELORS

The Queens Comprehensive

Genetics Center
1380 Lusitana Street

3rd floor

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Website: www.queens.org
Contact: Deborah Schidt,MS.,R.N.

Email: genetics@queens.org

Phone: 808-585-5096

oe 808-537-7633

Queens an excellent genetic counseling
program and that would be a great place to start a support group if one is not already in place.

Kapi'olani Medical Center
Genetics Department
1319 Punahou Street, #540
Honolulu, HI 96826
Contact: Tammy Stumbaugh, MS

                 Genetic Counselor
Phone:    (808) 983- 8559
Fax:         (808) 983-6081

Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
1010 Pensacola Street
Honolulu, HI 96814
Contact: Dwight K.C. Yim, MD
Phone:     (808) 597-2481
Fax:         (808) 597-2498

PHYSICIANS

HD Experienced

Ravi Pillai, M.D

134 Puuhonu Way,1st Floor

Hilo, Hawaii 96720 .
Phone: 808-961-4492
Office Hours:

STATE RESOURCES

Advance Directives

http://www.kokuamau.org

Kokua Mau Continuous Care

State wide partnership to help families dealing with end of life issues

Website: http://www.kokuamau.org

Phone: (800) 474-2113

or (800) 474-2113

Email: info@kokua-mau.org

Legal Aid

Kauai: Seniors Law Program

Phone: 246-0573

Maui: Moloka`i, Lanai: Legal Aid Society

Phone: 242-0724

Oahu: UH Elder Law Program
Phone: 956-6544

Website: www.hawaii.edu/uhelp

Big Island: Legal Aid Society
Hilo 934-0678
Kona 329-8331