Honolulu AIDS Walk 2026
HICFA participated again in this year's annual Honolulu AIDS Walk at Kapiolani Park. The team raised $2,004.86 through efforts of the fundraising events, and generous contributions made by members and supporters. Check out how much HICFA raised and the generous contributors on the Honolulu AIDS Walk site on another page.
In addition to the walk, this year HICFA participated in tabling to educate the public on the various research studies conducted that will further HIV research.
Mahalo to everyone who stopped by and the support!
Honolulu AIDS Walk 2025
HICFA participated in this year's annual AIDS Walk, in which the team raised $1.75k exceeding their goal. Here is an article from Hawaii News Now on the Honolulu AIDS Walk 2025 on another page.
HICFA Fundraiser for Honolulu AIDS Walk 2026 - June 22 and 25, 2026
Our HICFA team held two fundraisers in preparation for the Honolulu AIDS Walk on June 27th, 2026. The fundraisers were Panda Express and Krispy Kreme, in which contributions were made through HICFA members, other departments, and supporters.
HICFA CPR Training - Sept 16, 2025
Our HICFA team recently completed the Basic Life Support (CPR & AED) Program as part of our commitment to research study compliance and participant safety.
Through hands-on training, our staff gained essential skills in single and multi-responder CPR, AED operation, airway obstruction management, and effective team communication. We're now better equipped than ever to respond, swiftly and confidently in critical situations.
See our Instagram video post on another page
HICFA participated in Clinical Trials Day at JABSOM - May 20, 2026
For Clinical Trials Day on May 20th, HICFA participated alongside the UH Cancer Center(UHCC) and other JABSOM departments for a tabling event in the Medical Education Building at the JABSOM Campus.
Visitors were able to win prizes with our prize wheel and were able to learn about the various studies in the different departments. Not only did visitors learn about the various studies, they learned how to get involved and how their participation plays an important role in clinical trials.
Thank you to everyone who visited. If you are curious about clinical trials, you can read about the history of clinical trials on the FDA page
HICFA Giving Tuesday Event for JABSOM Faculty and Students- Dec 2, 2025
This Giving Tuesday, we were honored to give back to the JABSOM faculty and staff by offering complimentary liver scans with FibroScan®, serving over 80 participants. Aside from the Giving Tuesday event, we have studies for those who meet the inclusion criteria on our page for studies with open enrollment.
What is FibroScan®?
FibroScan® is a non-invasive way to check your liver health. It will tell you if you have fatty changes or scarring in your liver.
Here is a testimonal video of the process made by JABSOM Media:
After the liver scans were completed, our staff printed the results and organized them into packets for participants to take. Participants were also given exclusive JABSOM merchandise on their way out as a thanks for participating.
See our Instagram video post on another page
Our Giving Tuesday event was also featured on KHON2 news. See the article and video from KHON2 on another page.
We are excited to host this Giving Tuesday event, and it wouldn’t be possible without everyone’s contribution. If you would like to support our program and the cure to HIV/AIDS, please check out our donation page.
CROI Conference
HICFA investigators present their research at CROI 2026 (Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections). CROI is our nation's major HIV conference held annually to update investigators and physicians on the latest developments in HIV/AIDS prevention and care.
The three abstracts that were presented by our investigators:
Kalpana Kallianpur, Melisa Agsalda-Garcia, Thomas Claisen et al. 'Peripheral Endothelial Glycocalyx Degeneration is Associated with White Matter Compromise in HIV'
Alan F. Garcia, Melissa-Agsalda-Garcia, Tiffany Shieh, et al. 'Development of a Fluorescence Immunoassay for Measuring HIV Antibodies and Soluble gp120 in PLWH'
Juwon Park, Stefanos Giannakopoulos, Thomas Awamura, et al. 'Neutrophil Dysfunction in Individals with PASC with Pulmonary Sequelae'
RCMI
HICFA Investigators participate in the RCMI National Conference in Bethesda, Maryland. This event aimed to bring together researchers, community partners and the National Institute of Health to discuss strategies for strengthening research among underrepresented populations.
Here is more on the RCMI Conference on another page
Malama Project
HICFA clinical research staff help with the research needs of MALAMA - Backyard Aquaponics to Promote Healthy Eating & Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk. This is a project funded by the National Institute of Health that teaches families to build and use a backyard aquaponics system to grow their own food.
Malama Waimanalo
Malama Maui
Malama Hilo
