Hep Free Hawaiʻi and partners hosted the annual Hawaiʻi Liver Summit this month, bringing together over a hundred participants including medical providers, public health leaders, researchers, and community advocates who are working to eliminate viral hepatitis in Hawaiʻi. The summit has quickly become an important space for learning, collaboration, and strengthening access to care for communities that face the highest barriers. This year, H3RC was proud to celebrate a signifi

More than one hundred community members gathered as H3RC hosted Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, a solemn and heartfelt event honoring the lives of transgender, māhū, and gender-diverse people lost to violence in the past year. The ceremony included the reading of names, reflections from community leaders, and tributes to local transgender community members who recently passed away. This year’s observance carried an even deeper meaning with the announcement of a

H3RC closed out World AIDS Day week with a joyful and heartfelt evening at Puamana, our annual community art show uplifting artists living with HIV and celebrating the long tradition of creativity, resilience, and expression within our community. Puamana began more than two decades ago as a small gathering where people living with HIV could share their art and be recognized for their talent rather than their diagnosis. That spirit continues today as the event provides a space

More than one hundred community members, advocates, and leaders gathered at the Church of the Crossroads on December 1 to commemorate World AIDS Day and to honor a powerful force within Hawaiʻi’s HIV movement. This year, Kunane Dreier, H3RC’s deputy director of programs, received the 2025 Suzanne Richmond-Crum Award for his more than twenty years of service advancing HIV prevention, care, and equity across Hawaiʻi. The award recognizes individuals whose work reflects exceptio

H3RC was honored to host a special Thanksgiving gathering at the Church of the Crossroads for our clients living with HIV. Approximately 75 clients joined us for a warm holiday meal, fellowship, and an afternoon dedicated to community and connection. This annual tradition is one of the most meaningful moments of our year. Our clients living with HIV inspire us every day with their resilience, strength, and commitment to their health and wellbeing. Thanksgiving offered a chanc

In addition to an additional $545,000 of funding to support the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health’s Hepatitis Program via SB 1431  (Act...

On July 22, Hep Free Hawaiʻi hosted a World Hepatitis Day event at Kapiolani Community College with keynote remarks from Governor Josh...

Staff of HHHRC with Representative Della Au Belatti at the opening day of the Hawai'i State Legislature Securing Hepatitis Prevention...