Free Health Screenings Offered on Maui

Maui residents can look for free retina/vision tests aboard a 30-foot orange
Project Vision Hawai`i bus at islandwide health screenings. Courtesy photo.

By Wendy Osher

A series of three free health screenings is being offered on Maui this week as part of a co-sponsorship between Project Vision Hawaiʻi and WE…A Hui for Health.

The sessions will take place at the following times and locations:

• Friday, April 19: 2 to 6 p.m. at Harbor Lights Condominium parking lot, 111 Kahului Beach Road, Kahului;
• Saturday, April 20: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Haʻikū Hoʻolauleʻa & Flower Festival, Haʻikū Community Center, Hāna Highway at Pilialoha Street.
• Sunday, April 21: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mokuhau Road parking lot by Living Way Church, 399 N. Market St., Happy Valley.

A similar event held in Lahaina at the Hale O Waine`e Homeless Resource Center earlier this month reportedly drew more than 50 participants.

Health screenings are free and include vision, blood pressure, counseling, MedQUEST applications, and guidance on post traumatic stress disorder.

Organizers also will offer one-on-one education and materials on hepatitis, kidney disease, women’s health, and anti-fraud material for seniors.

Additional screening will be held at the Haʻikū Hoʻolauleʻa & Flower Festival on Saturday, and at the Living Way Church in Happy Valley on Sunday.