Kuakini Health System

Kuakini is a health care organization and the home of Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program and Kuakini Japan-Hawaii Cancer Study. The Honolulu Heart Program and The Japan Hawaii Cancer Study have been two sources of ongoing epidemiology research in diseases that occur in Japanese ancestry men living in Hawaii. Centered in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Kuakini Health System have made great contribution to the modern understanding of cardiocasular disease, stroke, cancer, and dementia, especially since coronary disease occur twice as much in Honolulu Japanese men.

The Kuakini Health System have many research program originated by Kuakini's principal investigators that have made contribution to Japanese living in Hawaii, especially the elderly. The main research programs are the Honolulu Heart Program (HHP), Honolulu-Asia Aging Study (HAAS), the Japan-Hawaii Cancer Study (JHCS), Kuakini Genetic Lab, and Kuakini Research Programs Summaries and Findings. The HHP has been doing research on cardiovascular diseases in approxi

mately 8000 Japanese or with Japanese ancestry living in Oahu island. The longitudinal study of HHD have contributed to physicians in treating patients with coronary disease. The HAAS studies the cause of dementia and continues to research variables connected with brain aging, dementia, and Parkinson disease through National Institute on aging sponsorship. The JHCS focus its studies on identifying pathological, biochemical, and other risk factor associated with the eevelopment of cancer in men and women of Japanese ancestry along with the HHP. Lastly, the Kuakini Genetic Lab is the most advance genetic research laboratory in Hawaii. The facility is where the HHP, HAAS, and the JHCS do their generic testing for their project.

Kuakini Genetic Lab

Aside for its research program, the Kuakini Health System have various services for the Japanese men and women, such cardiovascular services, geriatric medicine and care, pharmacy, radiation therapy, and many more that are beneficial for Japanese living in Hawaii. Kuakini Health System also offers community events, such as Health Fairs which includes the Great Aloha Run Health and Fitness Expo and Healthful Lifestyle Promotions which offer free health information. Moreover, Kuakini also attempts to improve the health status by giving health education and teach the community to be more health conscious.

Great Aloha Run