Tropic Care Maui Free Health Clinic Launches Today

Tropic Care Maui event on Lānaʻi. Photo courtesy County of Maui.

By Maui Now Staff

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa is at the Lānaʻi Tropic Care clinic today as the county kicks off day one of the event.

The free Tropic Care health care clinics begin today and run through June 12, 2012.  In addition to free health care for individuals on Maui, the clinics also serve as rapid response training for some 400 military personnel.

While on Lānaʻi, the mayor will honor the county worker who brought him the tropic care application to sign two years ago, which allowed the county to qualify for the visit, said Maui County Communications Director Rod Antone.

A similar event held on Kauaʻi last year reportedly helped an estimated 12,000 residents and delivered an estimated $1 million in free health services, according to an earlier announcement released by the county.

An updated list of specific dates and locations are included below:

• Central Maui: ʻĪao Intermediate School, June 4-12, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
• South Maui: St. Theresa Catholic Church, June 4-12, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
• Lānaʻi: Lānaʻi High and Elementary School, June 4-12, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.;
• Hāna: Helene Hall, June 4-6, including the following: June 4, 12 to 5 p.m.; June 5, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and June 6, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Molokaʻi: Kaunakakai Elementary School, June 7-10, including the following: June 7, 12 to 5 p.m.; June 8, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; June 9, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and June 10, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; and
• West Maui: Lahaina Civic Center, June 11-12, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A list of frequently-asked questions that may assist participants seeking service from the clinics is available at the following direct LINK.