Agency Details:

American Diabetes Association, Hawaii

ADA's mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

Description:
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information, education and advocacy.

In Hawaii ADA provides:

Diabetes Family Retreat for Children with Diabetes & their families

Diabetes & You, a 4th Grade Prevention Curriculum for schools

Advocacy, including workplace and school based

Information and Referral (resource center on premises)

Info Kits for newly diagnosed families

Patient Education

Professional Education

Corporate Wellness Programs

Health Fairs and Community Information Programs

School Walk Program

Volunteer opportunities

Step Out To Fight Diabetes Walk

"Driving Fore A Cure" Golf Tournament

World Diabetes Day

Adult Support Group (1st Saturday of every month)

History:
Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. ADA has been in the Hawaii Market for over 25 years. ADA has a history of providing services throughout Hawaii, and the Pacific Rim areas.

Contact people:

Beverly Ray, (phone), (email) Lawrence "LJ" Duenas, Office Manager, (phone), (email) Cynthia Goya, Market Manager, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (808) 947-5978

Address:

875 Waimanu Street, Suite 601 Honolulu, HI 96813 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.diabetes.org

Directions:

875 Waimanu Street is the Kakaako Commerce Building (the tall green building that has the whale on the side of it and the self storage facilities). The parking is located on the roof top of the building. The parking access is on the back side of the building off of Kawaihao Street. If you take Ward turn left on Kawaihao Street if coming from the ocean, turn right onto Kawaihao Street if coming from the mountain. If you take Kapiolani from downtown, turn right onto Cooke Street (right after the Advertiser Building), then take a left onto Kawaihao Street. If coming from Ala Moana Blvd. turn onto Cooke Street, go 5 blocks down to Cooke Street and make a right onto Cooke Street. Half way down Kawaihao Street from either direction is the back side of 875 Waimanu Street. The entrance is where the self storage signs are it is the only parking structure entrance in the middle of the block. The drive is a circular drive up to the roof top parking. Visitor parking is located at the Ewa side of the roof top, mountain side of the building. Go to the building structure in the center of the roof and take the elevator to the 06th floor (of course the steps are always the healthy alternative and only 1 floor down).

Last updated on August 4, 2010