Honolulu doctor will receive award for AIDS work
Honolulu family physician Dr. Cyril Goshima, who has specialized in treatment of HIV/AIDS patients since the epidemic began here, will be honored for his work at a World AIDS Day service at 6 p.m. Friday at Church of the Crossroads.
He will receive the third annual Suzanne Richmond-Crum Award, presented annually by the state Health Department's STD/AIDS Prevention Branch to an individual for "outstanding contribution providing HIV/AIDS services in Hawaii."
Richmond-Crum died in August 2004 after directing the Hawaii Seropositivity and Medical Management Program in the branch for more than 10 years. Previous recipients of the award were Jaimie Kahale (2004) and John Manion (2005).
The evening service also will include a presentation of the state Department of Education's 20-minute documentary film "HIV in Hawaii: Local People, Local Stories," a display of AIDS Memorial Quilt panels and reading of the official World AIDS Day proclamation.
Other Friday events on Oahu include:
» 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. -- AIDS Awareness Health Fair at Tamarind Park on Bishop Square. Health organizations will set up tables with information on HIV care and services in Hawaii. For more information, call or e-mail Cathy Pudwill, (808) 521-2437, ext. 250, or cpudwill@lifefoundation.org.
» 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- University of Hawaii Manoa, Campus Center. Health promotion students will host tables and distribute red ribbons to students in honor of those affected by AIDS. For more information, e-mail Dawn Baxter, dbaxter@hawaii.edu.
» 5 to 7 p.m., UH John A. Burns School of Medicine, Kakaako campus auditorium, World AIDS Day symposium on the role of health professionals in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Reception to follow.
On Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kapiolani Community College will show informational films in the cafeteria, and several organizations will host tables and distribute AIDS awareness red ribbons to students. For more information, e-mail Wilford Samia, wilford@hawaii.edu.
Information on neighbor island activities is available by calling the Maui AIDS Foundation, 242-4900; Hawaii Island HIV/AIDS Foundation in West Hawaii, 331-8177, and in East Hawaii, 981-2428; on Kauai, Malama Pono, the HIV/AIDS service agency, 246-9588.
More information can be obtained by calling the STD/AIDS Prevention Branch, state Department of Health, 733-9281, or from the Web site www.worldaidsdayhawaii.org.
