Senator Mazie Hirono and Representative Kai Kahele joined President Joe Biden in Washington Tuesday for the signing of S.1760, a bill that formally designates a veteran’s outpatient clinic in Oahu
By WYATT OLSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 8, 2021 FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii The Department of Veterans Affairs announced plans Wednesday to build an 88,675 square-foot multi-specialty clinic in the suburbs west of Honolulu. The new VA clinic will provide primary care, mental health, audiology, female veterans care, physical therapy and dental, among other services. The Advanced Leeward Outpatient Healthcare Access, or ALOHA, project will be built in Kalaeloa, which is near the site of the former Naval Air Station Barbers Point. It is expected to open in fall 2024, the VA said in a news release. The clinic is expected to reduce wait times and alleviate traffic jams and parking spaces shortages veterans face on the Tripler Army Medical Center campus near downtown Honolulu, where the Spark M. Matsunaga Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located.
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Lawmakers seek to honor beloved senator with upcoming veteran clinic in Leeward Oahu U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka died on April 6, 2018. (Source: HNN) By HNN Staff | April 7, 2021 at 7:47 PM HST - Updated April 7 at 7:47 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Leeward Oahu outpatient clinic will likely be named in honor of a beloved Hawaii congressman.
Hawaii’s congressional delegation announced plans to name the Advanced Leeward Outpatient Health Care Access, or “ALOHA” Project after the late Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka.
He initially spearheaded the project during his time working alongside Hawaii veterans.
On Wednesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Hunt Companies won the lease to begin construction on the facility, which is set to be completed by the fall of 2024.