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The mission of Kuakini Health System is to improve the health status of the community by providing comprehensive health care services and programs at reasonable cost, continuously improving the quality of health care services and programs, encouraging clinical research, supporting training and educational programs for health care personnel, and offering community service programs.

Description:
The mission of the Volunteer Services Department is to develop and maintain an active volunteer program which supports Kuakini Health System's mission, vision, and tradition of caring;provides quality volunteer services to patients, residents, and visitors; and provides volunteers an opportunity for community service and personal enrichment.

History:
Volunteering is a long-time tradition at Kuakini. When the Chinatown fire of 1900 left more than 3000 Japanese immigrants homeless, a volunteer organization called the Japanese Benevolent Society provided them with medical care, food and clothing. This disaster prompted the Society to establish the Japanese Charity Hospital, the forerunner of Kuakini Medical Center. Since then, Kuakini has evolved into a modern health care facility serving the entire community with a highly trained medical staff and the latest in medical technology. Caring is a tradition at Kuakini. Volunteers are a cherished human resource at Kuakini because they carry on that tradition. Give a little of yourself to someone in need. Become a Kuakini volunteer!

Contact people:

Brian Nagamine, Manager, (phone), (email) Joy Matsui, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Josephine Nagal-Tabaniag, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (808) 547-9374

Address:

347 N. Kuakini Street Honolulu, HI 96817 (See a map)

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

Directions:

Please call for directions.   Nearest Bus Stop: Bus #4 & 13/Corner of Liliha & Kuakini, 5 minutes minute walk