Aloha,

The Hawai’i Pharmacists Association (HPhA) is the only volunteer organization that represents pharmacy practice in the State of Hawai’i.

The HPhA Board of Directors, Committee Chairs, and Committee Members are diligently working to represent pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to fulfill the mission of the Association.

The mission of the HPhA is to represent its members who serve patients across the continuum of care and to provide leadership that will enable pharmacists to:

• Focus pharmacist care on achieving positive patient outcomes and improving quality of life through appropriate drug therapy
• Provide competent services that foster the efficacy, safety, cost-effective utilization of drugs intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease
• Contribute to programs and services that emphasize the health needs of the public and prevention of disease
• Promote pharmacy as an essential component of the health care team

Healthcare continues to evolve and the practice of pharmacy must also change to meet the opportunities laid before us. This website will enable us to better communicate with our membership, other healthcare providers, and the community at-large on what we are all about, our position and what we are doing on important health topics that directly or indirectly affect pharmacy, local continuing education opportunities sponsored/delivered by the Association, and sponsorship opportunities…just to name a few items that you will eventually find on this website.

To ultimately achieve our goals, we will move forward in a collaborative fashion with other healthcare professionals and organizations where aligned objectives can be achieved.

Thank you for visiting our website to learn more about the Association and the important issues that face pharmacy in Hawai’i. I encourage you to join the Hawaii Pharmacists Association and to volunteer your time to shaping the future of healthcare in Hawaii.

Mahalo nui loa!

Sonny Borja-Barton, PharmD, MBA, PAHM
2006-2007 HPhA President