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Statement of Program Objective
To enhance the effectiveness of other health programs by providing specialized
laboratory services to health care facilities and departmental programs and to
various official agencies.
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Program Memoranda Statement
Administers a statewide laboratories program which conducts scientific analysis
in support of environmental health and communicable disease monitoring and
control activities. Provides consultative and other related laboratory services
to departmental programs concerned with environmental and sanitation safeguards.
Provides diagnostic and consultative laboratory services to physicians, institutions
and various federal, state, county and city agencies for the diagnosis and control
of disease. Evaluates and approves or licenses laboratories, clinical laboratory
personnel and medical review officers. Provides research, investigations and
related laboratory services in the field of public and environmental health.
Participates in the national Bioterrorism Preparedness program which provides new
federal funded positions, equipment and supplies to enable the State Laboratory to
respond to chemical terrorism and bioterrorism events including the rapid testing of
suspected bioterrorism agents.
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Representative Analytical Services
Workforce
Your highly trained Hawaii State Laboratories workforce consists of about 100
laboratory professionals and support staff. We have 5 Ph.D chemists, 2 Ph.D.
microbiologists, and a Ph.D. architect serves as building manager. There are
numerous master’s prepared laboatorians, and many hold state & national
certifications and licenses.
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Laboratory Credentials
External Proficiency Testing
Location
The State Laboratories Division (SLD) is located at 2725 Waimano Home Road,
Pearl City, Hawaii 96782. This site has been the home of the SLD since 1995.
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Organization
The SLD consists of two branches & one program:
The Environmental Health Analytical Services Branch, Medical Microbiology
Branch and Laboratory Emergency Response Program. Sections specializing
in analytical activities are as follows:
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