2004 Directory of Resources - click here.

Here are some links to resources in Hawaii if you are planning to visit or permanently move here!

Planning to visit the islands with your Guide Dog/Service Animal, click here! Here you will find information on the Quarantine laws and regulations and necessary forms that can be downloaded and printed out for visitors to the Hawaiian Islands. The information is published by the Department of Agriculture of the State of Hawaii.

State of Hawai`I homepage

State of Hawaii, Department of Health Disability and Communication Access Board

State of Hawaii, Department of Human Services, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired Branch, Ho'Opono

Hawaii State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Hawaii Centers for Independent Living

the city and county of Honolulu, Hawaii

county of Hawaii Home Page

Maui county - The official website for the Government of the County of Maui

county of Kauai

In addition, there are also private companies offering independent living aids such as video magnifiers, JAWS, ZoomText and other, hardware and software tools to help blind and visually impaired persons. Among them are Pacific Medical Health & Supply and  Island Skill Gathering.

Moreover, it would be interesting to learn what present-day scientists, medical and others, are doing with regards to blindness. We find the information at the Foundation Fighting Blindness very useful, inspiring and enlightening. It may not be in this age and time but hopefully someday, science can find an answer to blindness.