Contact

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. If you have a question about the SLD, please call our Administration office at (808) 453-6652 or fax (808) 453-6662. Our knowledgeable staff will be able to help you with your needs.

  • Laboratory Director: Edward Desmond, Ph.D.
  • Administrative Assistant:  Cornelisa Cabato
  • QA & Training Coordinator:  Vacant
  • Information Technology Specialist Supervisor:  Dean Sakai
  • Public Health Administrative Officer:  Marion Wong
  • Office Assistant:  Tanya Viernes

Environmental Health Analytical Services Branch

Richard Saiki, Ph.D.
Branch Chief
Phone: (808) 453-6096
Fax: (808) 453-6685
[email protected]

Drinking Water
Yean-Sung Jung, Ph.D.
Phone: (808) 453-6683
Fax: (808) 453-6685
[email protected]

Drinking Water Lab Certification
Guansheng (Frank) Jiao, Ph.D.
Phone: (808) 453-6679
Fax: (808) 453-6685
[email protected]

Precilia S. Calimlim, M.S. M(ASCP)CMMBCM
Phone: (808) 453-6046
Fax: (808) 453-6685
[email protected]

DUI Coordination
Anand Narayanapillai Sreedharannair, Ph.D.
Phone: (808) 453-6676
Fax: (808) 453-6685
Anand.Narayanapillai
[email protected]

Environmental Microbiology
Paul M. Fox, Ph.D.
Phone: (808) 453-6609
Fax: (808) 453-6685
[email protected]

Food Chemistry
Guansheng (Frank) Jiao, Ph.D.
Phone: (808) 453-6673
Fax: (808) 453-6685
[email protected]

Substance Abuse Testing
Anand Narayanapillai Sreedharannair, Ph.D.
Phone: (808) 453-6676
Fax: (808) 453-6685
Anand.Narayanapillai
[email protected]

Water Pollution
Danilo Licudine, Ph.D.
Phone: (808) 453-6682
Fax: (808) 453-6685
[email protected]

Laboratory Preparedness and Response Branch

Remedios B. Gose
Branch Chief
Phone: (808) 453-5993
Emergency phone: (808) 554-9992
Fax: (808) 453-5995
[email protected]

Biological Response Section
Cheryl-Lynn Daquip
Phone: (808) 453-6641
Fax: (808) 453-5995
[email protected]

Chemical Response Section
Steven Bailey
Phone: (808) 453-6748
Emergency Phone: (808) 392-1072
Fax: (808) 453-6662
[email protected]

Medical Microbiology Branch

Dayna Ornellas
Branch Chief
Phone: (808) 453-6700
Fax: (808) 453-6716
[email protected]

Bacteriology and Parasitology
Adele Higa
Phone: (808) 453-6706
Fax: (808) 453-6716
[email protected]

Mycobacteriology
Adele Higa
Phone: (808) 453-6707
Fax: (808) 453-6716
[email protected]

Virology
Roland Lee
Phone: (808) 453-6705
Fax: (808) 453-6716
[email protected]

Clinical Lab Personnel Licensing

Adele Higa & Marie Joy Concepcion
[email protected]