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  • On Saturday, August 17, 2024, VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) employees and Veterans from the VAPIHCS Recreation Therapy Program competed in the 16th Annual Na Koa Regatta at Fort DeRussy Beach Park in Waikiki.

    Visual Information Specialist Henry Villareal's capture of the VAPIHCS team at the 2024 Na Koa Regatta.

  • VAPIHCS Veterans, The Akaka VA Clinic opened in April of this year and is accepting new patients now. If you are a Veteran who would like to get their care at our new clinic, call 1-800-214-1306.

    Dr. Adam Robinson, director VAPIHCS

  • VA Pacific Islands Health Care System will offer a new Health Education Group Veterans will be starting on Thursday, August 29, 2024. If think you might be interested or if you want to join, call Veteran Care Coordinator Dr. Lydia Eisenbrandt at 808-433-7348 for more information.

  • On Friday, August 9, 2024, VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) held a Veterans Creative Arts Festival at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Clinic.

    The second annual Veterans Creative Arts Festival on August 9, 2024, at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Clinic.

  • On Saturday, August 10, 2024, VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) partnered with the Hawaii Food Bank to hold an Ohana Open Market cost-free groceries event from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Clinic.

    Veterans learning about services and programs available at the Second Annual Summer Vet Fest on August 10, 2024, at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Clinic.

  • VAPIHCS Veterans, One year after the devastating Maui fires, the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) takes a moment to recognize the outstanding resilience and dedication of the Maui Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) staff.

    Dr. Adam Robinson, director VAPIHCS

  • This year, the National Veteran Wheelchair Games were held from July 25, 2024, to July 30, 2024, in New Orleans. VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) only had one Veteran who attended this year, but that Veteran -Ret. Army SPC Ipo Valdez- brought home two gold medals for Hawaii.

    Veteran Athlete Sandy "Ipo" Valdez receiving her two gold medals and two bronze medals at the National Veteran Wheelchair Games in July, 2024.

  • VAPIHCS Veterans, We are excited to announce the opening of our new Kailua-Kona Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) on August 5, 2024.

    Dr. Adam Robinson, director VAPIHCS

  • Ret. Chief Master Sgt. Garrett Kuwada was very meticulous when he made his plan to kill himself. Being gifted with engineering skills, he’d designed and built a rig that would allow him to hang himself despite having very limited mobility.

    Ret. Chief Master Sgt. Garrett Kuwada with VAPIHCS Recreation Therapists.

  • VAPIHCS Veterans, At VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS), we want to invite as many Veterans as possible to access our health care, because VA is proven to be the best, most affordable health care in America for Veterans.

    Dr. Adam Robinson, director VAPIHCS