Ka ʻOihana Olakino

The Hawaii Newborn Metabolic Screening Program is pleased to announce the additions of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) to the State of Hawaii’s newborn screening panel starting January 1, 2024.

The Hawaii Newborn Metabolic Screening Program is pleased to announce the additions of Pompe Disease and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I (MPS I) to the State of Hawaii’s newborn screening panel as of July 3, 2023.

Did you know, the incidence of sickle cell disease (SCD) in African Americans living in the Northwest Region of the United States is 1 in 2,050.

Hawaii is considered the best place in the world to see rainbows. In Hawaiian folklore, rainbows symbolize “the veil between the realms of the gods and the realms of the humans”.