Lanakila Health Center – Ground Floor
1700 Lanakila Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

808-832-5731

 

Lanakila Health Center is the DOH TB Branch’s Headquarters on O’ahu and operates as a walk-in service.  There are multiple Public Health Nursing (PHN) Office Sites located on Hawai’i Island, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, and O’ahu, but operate on an appointment-only basis.  Please refer to the PHN TB Clinic Schedule to help you determine the most appropriate location for your TB needs.

 

OUR MISSION

To reduce the incidence of tuberculosis in the state by providing effective prevention, detection, treatment, and educational services.

 

Program Services and Activities

  • Offer diagnosis and treatment of TB.
  • Ensure that all cases and suspected cases of TB are identified and that appropriate therapy is provided.
  • Provide preventive therapy for patients at high risk of developing TB disease.
  • Conduct direct TB services including chest X-ray, sputum smear and culture for mycobacteria, tuberculin skin testing, treatment with anti-tuberculosis therapy, and directly observed therapy (DOT) through TB clinics on the four most heavily populated islands.
  • All services related to TB diagnosis and treatment are free – We welcome everyone within the State of Hawaii to utilize our TB services.

 

Important Reminders

  • Please bring a form of government issued identification (State ID, Driver’s License, or Passport) to the DOH TB testing location
  • Children under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent OR legal guardian (with guardianship paperwork)
  • Children under 18 years of age must provide a birth certificate (physical copy or a photo of the certificate on a phone is acceptable) OR provide a government issued ID/Passport (school IDs do NOT count)
  • For persons needing a single TST, the entire testing process takes a minimum of 2 calendar days. After your TST is administered, you must return to the same DOH TB testing location within 48-72 hours to have your TST read.
  • For persons needing a two-step TST, the entire process takes a minimum of 9 calendar days and you will receive a total of two TST’s. If your first TST is negative, a second TST is administered 1-3 weeks later.
  • For persons who have their CXR performed at the Hawaii TB Control Program on O’ahu, it will take a minimum of 2 working days for your TB clearance card to be available for pickup. For example:
    – CXR on a Monday, TB clearance certificate available for pickup on Wednesday
    – CXR on a Tuesday, TB clearance certificate available for pickup on Thursday
    – CXR on a Wednesday, TB clearance certificate available for pickup on Friday
    – CXR on a Thursday, TB clearance certificate available for pickup on Monday
    – CXR on a Friday, TB clearance certificate available for pickup on Tuesday
  • Neighbor Island CXR, please check your respective PHND Office will inform you when TB clearance certificate will be available.
  • DOH TB Branch & PHND Offices DO NOT fill out Form F for patients (Form F should be filled by a patient’s health care provider)
  • To save time, fill out the TB Registration Form and bring it with you prior to TB Skin Test or Chest X-ray TB-1-Registration-Form-Rev.-05_28_20

 

 

https://health.hawaii.gov/tb
This page last updated:  July 01, 2026