Hawaiian Eye Foundation (HEF) is the international service arm of Project Vision Hawai’i.
HEF coordinates and promotes education and eye care in the developing world. Local Hawai’i programs are handled by Project Vision Hawai’i’s Better Vision 4 the Keiki, Hui 4 Health, and Hiehie programs. If you are interested in local Hawai’i work for underserved populations, please explore Project Vision’s programs here.
Hawaiian Eye Foundation’s International Focus:
Since 1984, the non-profit Hawaiian Eye Foundation has been dedicated to promoting the preservation, restoration, and improvement of vision throughout the pacific basin and beyond through charitable service, education, and research programs.
Our Mission:
That all people of the Pacific Rim and beyond will have access to quality eye care.
What We Do:
The two pillars to our organization are:
Established Programs:
Rural Missions to Pacific Basin countries providing humanitarian eye surgery and training.
Training Programs in VietNam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, and soon in Laos, teaching eye surgeons advanced techniques.
In Hawai’i we support eye screenings and other outreach programs for disadvantaged people, Cataract Days program, educational scholarships, equipment and supply donations, and research projects benefiting unserved and underserved people of the Pacific.
Royal Hawaiian Eye Meetings providing continuing education for U.S. eye surgeons annually in January for the past 40 years.
Self-sustainable Clinics providing jobs to local healthcare workers and primary eye care local patients in Hawaiian Eye Foundation’s absence.
Telemedicine communication assisting and teaching local doctors from afar.
