Hawaii Cannabis Awareness Conference Booths
Come meet us at the Third Annual Hawaii Cannabis Awareness Conference. We have two VIP booths on the trade show floor. We’re looking for donations to secure this large, 8×16 space. Choose entrance or stage side. Contact the Hawaii Patients Union for details.
Medical Cannabis Day in Hawaii is June 14th
June 14th, 2000 is the day then Governor Benjamin Cayetano signed a bill into law forever changing the rights of patients in Hawaii. Patients continue to suffer in many ways but on June 14th we’ll celebrate the day that set everything into motion. SB0862 SD2 HD1 (HSCR 1319-00) 228 RELATING TO MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA. […]
Aloha Veterans Day
Mahalo a Nui Loa to all Hawaii Veterans for your contributions to society, business and our greater good. We appreciate your services and sacrifices to help keep and protect our freedoms. We’d also like to thank the thousands of Veterans Groups around the world that support Veterans who benefit from Cannabis medicine. Today is a […]
October Meeting Gratitude
October Hawaii Patients Union Meeting Special Mahalos to our presenters, Roger Christie, Eric “Drake” Weinert and Jeff Pollock for great information for patients. Lots of information exchanged. Roger Christie opened the meeting up, hearts first and provided insights into what economic freedom could mean for Hawaii. A lingering thought… 1.6 billion dollars worth of Cannabis […]
What We Do
We provide education, outreach, advocacy and support services to patient members. We meet with key industry stakeholders, legislators, county and state leadership and other Cannabis organizations. We share and educate communities throughout the Hawaiian Islands. We report performance outcomes, present and testify on behalf of patients on all islands, create awareness and understanding of patient […]
Living with Stage 4 Lung Cancer
Mahalo a nui loa to Hubert and Judy for sharing their Stage 4 Lung Cancer Story. Their hope is that this message will help others. Please share with anyone you know living with Lung Cancer. Our relationship with cancer began 6 months ago. My husband, Hubert, hadn’t been feeling well for several months prior […]
VHA Policy Directive 1315 An Open Letter to Hawaii State Governor David Y. Ige
Aloha Governor Ige, The Hawaii Patients Union are informing patient members of a new policy directive issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration that affects healthcare options for U.S. Veterans. Major changes in VHA DIRECTIVE 1315 include the addition of specific policies to support the Veteran-provider relationship when discussing the use of […]
Hawaii County Local Grown Certification Program
Confidential Educational Material Draft The purpose of this document is to help protect the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the County of Hawaii by adopting a local grown certification program in conformance with Hawaii State laws and the Hawaii State Department of Health rules and regulations. Read the current draft working […]
Hawaii Patient Union Website Launch
Aloha, it’s with gratitude and pleasure that we announce our latest efforts to support Hawaii’s access to legal, safe, affordable medicine for all patients. Our focus on patient rights over the years provides has provided certain insights we’d like to share. Among those is the need to bring people together. Together we have strength in […]
Veterans Parade in Hilo
For Immediate Release November 1st, 2017 Hawaii Patients Union Marches With Veterans to “Celebrate Service” Hilo, Hawai’i – The Hawai‘i Island Community is preparing to once again honor our Military Veterans on Saturday, November 4th, 2017, at the 10th Annual Hawaii Island Veterans Day Parade. The parade’s theme, “Celebrate Service”, focuses on the increased involvement […]