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2025 ACS CAN Hawaii Cancer Action Day Training
... you for joining us to fight for lifesaving laws that will prevent cancer and protect survivors and their families. Your involvement in ACS CAN Hawaii Cancer Action Day will help improve the lives of thousands of families across our state. We're planning an impactful day and want to make sure you have all the materials you need to be ... Priorities Hawaii Biomarker Testing Fact Sheet Natalie's Biomarker Story Colorectal Cancer Fact Sheet New Revenues, Public Health Benefits & Cost Savings From a $1 Cigarette Tax Increase in Hawaii * Team Meeting Assignments *: (In progress) Capitol Map Legislative Profiles - ...
House Passes Bill that Undermines Decades of Success in Hawaii’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Efforts
... removing protected funding for the state’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) issued the following statement from Cynthia Au, Interim government relations director for ACS CAN in Hawaii: "While the House recognizes the ... prevention programs, we are deeply concerned that this bill will remove permanent, stable funding for the trust fund—undermining decades of progress that Hawaii has made in reducing tobacco use and saving lives. "Over the years, Hawaii has successfully dedicated millions of dollars to tobacco prevention efforts and the trust fund has significantly reduced smoking rates among youth and adults, saving the state lives ...
Hawaii Cancer Advocates Host Virtual Day of Action to Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Tobacco Prevention and Fund Cancer Research
... volunteer advocates from across the state during a virtual Cancer Action Day, hosted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). During online meetings and phone calls, the group urged their lawmakers to support policies to fight cancer in Hawaii. "Throughout this ... we must ensure that public health policies such as strengthening tobacco control efforts and investing in lifesaving cancer research are top of mind for our legislators." Specifically, the group urged state lawmakers to: Preserve funding for Hawaii’s successful tobacco prevention and control programs . Currently, the state spends $7.9 million each year on programs to reduce tobacco use—just 58% of the amount recommended by the CDC—while facing skyrocketing rates of youth e-cigarette use. Included in this funding is the Hawaii Tobacco ...
Lawmakers Must Prioritize Hawaii’s Keiki Over Big Tobacco’s Profits and Preserve Hawaii’s Tobacco Prevention Trust Fund
... for more than two decades. If passed by the Senate and agreed upon by the House, the bill could head to Governor Ige’s desk as soon as the end of this week. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) opposes this legislation and urges the Senate to vote no on House Bill 1296 and preserve critical funding for tobacco prevention. "Our ... and help adults quit using tobacco products. We know there are tough decisions to balance our budget shortfall but raiding this funding will cost us lives and money." Established more than 20 years ago, the Hawaii Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund has dramatically reduced youth ...
Hawaii Public Health Advocates Urge Legislature Not to Eliminate the State’s Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Funding
... rates and health care costs for more than two decades. The funding comes from yearly payments from the tobacco industry, not taxpayers, as part of a settlement to ensure the state has an evidence-based and well-funded tobacco prevention and cessation program. This legislation seeks to stop ... budget is a shortsighted, misguided solution that will reverse decades of progress in fighting tobacco use. Repealing this stable funding will cost our state more financially in the long-term, and result in thousands of preventable deaths. “For more than 20 years, Hawaii’s tobacco ... people deserve to live healthy tobacco-free lives, and we hope our lawmakers will reinstate the original law as it was intended." ### About ACS CAN at 20 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level of ...
Hawaii Survivors, Patients Urge Increased Access to Care During ‘Cancer Action Day’ at State Capitol
... at the state capitol Tuesday for ‘Cancer Action Day,’ an event hosted annually by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). During meetings with lawmakers, volunteers expressed desire for leaders to support policies that aim to end the cancer burden in Hawaii, including access to care and early detection initiatives. Among the asks of the General Assembly was supporting HCR 35 and SCR 29 which, if adopted, would allow for an auditor study to assess health insurance coverage ... biomarker testing multiple times to help connect her to the right treatment at the right time, her insurer has repeatedly refused to cover the cost. According to the American Cancer Society, in 2025, more than 9,000 Hawaii residents will be newly diagnosed with cancer, with more than ...
2020 Legislative Priorities
Tobacco Control and Prevention Tobacco Tax Tobacco tax increases are one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking and other tobacco use, especially among our youth. In order to prevent initiation and promote cessation, ACS CAN is advocating to ensure that all forms of tobacco products including electronic smoking devices are taxed at the same rate as cigarettes. This effort would include licensing of all ...
Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Hawaii
Welcome! Biomarker testing helps connect patients with the right treatment at the right time. ACS CAN and partners are working together to make sure more residents of Hawai'i can benefit from this important testing. Video of maggies_biomarker_story What is Biomarker Testing? In cancer care, biomarkers are often used to help determine the best treatment for a ...
Two-time breast cancer survivor emphasizes early detection to save lives
Uri Martos’ first experience with cancer was when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer during her sophomore yea r of college, in 1998. Thankfully, after a mastectomy and chemotherapy, her mother is still surviving and thriving to this day. Because of her ... oral treatment which provided over five years of clean scans and she was declared cancer-free. During this time, she was recruited to join ACS CAN as a volunteer, having already been involved in ACS Relay for Life. “Being involved with ACS and [ACS] CAN was very therapeutic for me in ... to the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. The program offers screening to uninsured and underserved women free of cost. Uri recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to ask her federal lawmakers to support legislation that will benefit cancer patients and their ...