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Maui Cancer Resources hosts an Integrative Oncology Workshop from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church by the Sea in Kīhei. The workshop is free to all cancer patients and caregivers, and includes lunch.

Hawaiʻi Specialty Pharmacy (HSP) today announced the opening of two new ambulatory infusion centers on Maui—in Wailuku and Upcountry. Specialty pharmacies and ambulatory infusion centers support patients requiring specialized treatments, including chemotherapy, antibiotic infusions, and more.

Maui Cancer Resources and the American Cancer Society have partnered to launch a series of six monthly workshops, primarily focused on healing trauma and loss, in support of Maui cancer patients impacted by the devastating wildfires.

The recent wildfire crisis has caused some Maui patients to be left without medication, medical supplies, and access to cancer treatment as well as food, clean water and shelter.

Aloha Petroleum, the gasoline marketer for the Shell brand in Hawai’i, is donating one cent per gallon of fuel to the Make Lemonade Project, aiding cancer patients through grants and support programs.

Maui Cancer Resources is hosting the Growing Stronger 2023 Workshop on June 10, a day-long event designed to provide support and valuable insights for individuals on their cancer journey.

The Pacific Cancer Foundation has issued its annual appeal for donations. The organization provides free support services to Maui County cancer patients and their caregivers.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi’s Medicare plan performed in the top 10 nationally on several measures of quality care, according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance Quality Compass report.

The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center received a $2M grant to research the influence of genetics on an individual’s susceptibility to environmental toxins and carcinogens. 

Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea hosts the 30th Annual Day of Hope Run on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. This year, the Resort has set a goal of raising $125,000.  

The Manaʻolana Pink Paddlers canoe club will host a free paddling play day for families who have been affected by cancer. The event will be held on Aug. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon at Maui Canoe Club beach. 

Kahalau went to the doctor three times before physicians found a huge mass in her abdomen. It was high risk, stage three cancer. The diagnosis was devastating.

Maui Health System today announced the addition of new premiere Surgical Oncologist Dr. Derrick Beech, MD, to Maui’s medical community.

This year’s 10th Anniversary edition of Pacific Cancer Foundation’s Paddle for Life event raised more than $240,000. “This is fabulous news but in actuality the true success of this event is the beauty of our cancer community coming together,” said PCF executive director Nancy La Joy.

“He wa’a he moku, he moku he wa’a.” (The canoe is our island, the island is our canoe) –ʻōlelo noʻeau (traditional saying)

Join Maui Now for updates from the two-day round-trip paddle between Maui and Lānaʻi. We have set a $10,000 goal in the hopes of helping the Pacific Cancer Foundation toward their larger efforts to raise $250,000.

Kapahulehua said, “I never hesitated, and my answer was of course, ‘we’re all in this together’.” His passion and vision was simply to encourage and help cancer survivors and support them in a voyage they could participate in annually. While the event has grown and evolved over the years, the vision remains steadfast

The annual Battle of the Badges Softball Tournament takes place this Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 at the Ichiro Iron Maehara Baseball Stadium in Wailuku.

The Au Hoon family says they are grateful and that the money will be used to help pay medical bills as Kahalau enters her second year of treatment for neuroblastoma.

Pacific Cancer Foundation is offering a free beauty workshop to Maui’s cancer community on Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 8-9:30am at Sephora in Whalers Village.