I . D. WILLIAMS 1 , 2 ∗, W. J . WALSH 2 , R . E . SCH ROE D E R 3 , A. M. F RI E D LAN D E R 4 , B . L. RICHARDS 3 AND K. A. STAMOU L IS 2 1Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA, 2Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources, Honokohau Marina, 74-380B Kealakehe Parkway, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740, USA, 3Joint Institute...

BACKGROUND To the authors' knowledge, human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated carcinomas in Hawaii have not been studied in detail. METHODS Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data (from 1973-1996) were used to study rate of incidence patterns of squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) of the uterine cervix, vulva/vagina, anus, penis, and palatine tonsils among Asian/Pacific Islanders and white...

OBJECTIVE To describe the incidence and epidemiology of Kawasaki syndrome (KS) in Hawaii. METHODS Retrospective analysis of the State Inpatient Database for Hawaii residents hospitalized with KS during 1996 through 2001. RESULTS During 1996 through 2001, 267 persons younger than 18 years of age living in Hawaii were hospitalized with KS; 226 (84.6%) were younger than 5 years of age. The ave...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This report examines the hypothesis that the higher risk of stroke among Japanese men in Japan compared with those in Hawaii is related to pathology in small intracerebral arteries by comparing the prevalence of such lesions in autopsied participants from two cohorts of Japanese men in Japan and Hawaii. METHODS Existing histological sections from the left basal ganglia ...

Key components include support for extension of the data integration and management approach from West Hawaii to other islands in the MHI where DAR does coral reef monitoring (Oahu, Maui). The ultimate aim being to enhance DAR’s capacity to make better use of its own data together with external information (e.g. GIS layers for Hawaii). Research elements included assessing decadal-scale change a...

30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Charles W. Laughlin, Director and Dean, Cooperative Extension Service, CTAHR, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Institution providing programs and services to the people of Hawaii without regard to race, sex, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability...

Bekesy Laboratory of Neurobiology, University of Hawaii, 1993 East–West Rd., Honolulu, HI 96822, USA Department of Anatomy and Reproductive Biology, John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu HI, 96822, USA CNS Research Department, Synthélabo Recherche, 31 avenue Paul Vaillant-Couturier, 92220, Bagneux, France Department of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 QJT, U...

Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Departments of Genetics, Medicine, and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Department of Molecular Biology, Diabetes Unit, and Hematology...

30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Charles W. Laughlin, Director and Dean, Cooperative Extension Service, CTAHR, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Institution providing programs and services to the people of Hawaii without regard to race, sex, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability...

THEA C. JOHANOS, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814, U.S.A.; ALBERT L. HARTING, Harting Biological Consulting, 8898 Sandy Creek Lane, Bozeman, Montana 59715, U.S.A.; TRACY A. WURTH, Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, 1000 Pope Road, Honolu...