ACS CAN Hawaii-Pacific is a non-profit, non-partisan cancer advocacy organization that is working every day to make cancer issues a priority with our state legislators and our congressional delegation. The Hawaii-Pacific region covers the State of Hawaii and the Territory of Guam. As an island region, cancer patients face unique issues with access to care, especially is regards to transportation for medical treatment.
Our team of dedicated, engaged, and enthisuastic staff partners and volunteers advocate for a time when no one will ever hear the words: "you have cancer." Join us in our campaigns to rid our state, nation, and world from the pain and suffering of cancer.
ACS CAN will submit testimony asking Hawaii lawmakers to maintain funding for the state's tobacco prevention and cessation program, which is crucial to preventing kids from starting to use tobacco and helping people already addicted to tobacco quit.
HONOLULU— The Senate will have its final vote tomorrow, Tuesday, April 13, on House Bill 1296 that would dismantle Hawaii’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund, which has significantly reduced smoking rates for more than two decades. If passed by the Senate and agreed upon by the House, the bill
HONOLULU—Today, state lawmakers heard from cancer patients, survivors and 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
HONOLULU— The State House passed a bill today that would jeopardize Hawaii’s successful efforts to reduce tobacco use by 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
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