Honolulu Veterinary Society

   'Best Friends Award: Winner for 2010 is Malama Popoki, award to be presented at 2010 HVS banquet on January 31st. 

Best Friends Award presented at Annual HVS awards banquet, January 2009

The Best Friends award is presented annually by the Honolulu Veterinary Society to those contributing materially to the welfare of man's best friend, the domestic animal. 

The awards purpose is to foster, promote, encourage, recognize, acknowledge, and to reward organizations, person or person in the State of Hawaii in an effort, action, and enterprise that would contribute materially to the welfare and well-being of man's best friend: The Domestic Animal (to include all farm animals, zoo animals, marine animals, birds and pets including all laboratory animals).

Such awards shall not be limited to those who are directly concerned with animals, but shall be extended to include those in the fields of journalism, government, education, research, as well as those who are concerned for animal welfare directly or indirectly. Examples of individuals who may be eligible for awards: Seeing Eye, Lions Club, Humane Society, Obedience Training, Kennel and Cats Clubs, Sea Life Park, 4-H Clubs, Young Farmers, Science Fair, Medical Research Laboratories, Zoo Keepers, Quarantine Station, Horse Show Clubs, Farm Bureau, and Cattlemen Association.

2009 Best Friends Award:

 Congratulations to the Monk Seal Response volunteers recipient of the 2009 Best Friends Award for their monitoring and response to monk seals on Oahu and the neighbor islands.

 

 Previous Winners of the Best Friends Award:

 Gentle Doctor statue, Iowa State University

2009: Monk Seal Response Volunteers   

2008: Pat Borges

2007: Wild bird Rehab Haven 

2006:  Barbara Cox-Anthony

2005: Triple Human Animal Bond Program (American Red Cross Volunteers) 

1997: Justin Heirakuji and Gloria Slaughter

1996: Sharon Olsen

1995: James C. Castle Jr.

1992: Margie Rodrigues

1991: David Oshiro 

1990: Judith F. Ellis 

Thank you to Abaxis and Dr. Don and Mrs. Hulse for an informative and enjoyable meeting on August 10, 2008.

Thank you to Dr. Jenee Odani, and the veterinarians from the Department of Agriculture for the great practical hands on meeting on necropsies May 18, 2008.
Dr. Judy Miura, Dr. Raquel Wong and Dr. Jenee Odani, Hawaii Department of Agriculture, May 18 HVS meeting

HVS meeting Hawaii State Department of Agriculture Veterinary laboratory branch, Necropsy techniques with  Jenee Odani, DVM, Dipl ACVP, May 18, 2008

Congratulations to 2010 HVS Board Members: 

President: John Kaya, DVM

President elect: Vance Kawakami, DVM 

Vice-President: Emma Kaiser, DVM

Secretary:  Doris Wu, DVM

Treasurer: Mellissa Yuen, DVM

Mahalo HVS Board Members!! 

Diamondhead beach, Oahu