Contact information for the VA
The Community Based Outpatient Clinic (808) 246-0497
The VA Counselors (808) 246-1163
| Location | Phone Number | |
| Honolulu/Kauai | 1-800-827-1000 | pctc.vbahon@va.gov |
| Maui/Molokai/Lanai | (808) 433-0280 | alan.hill459@va.gov |
| Hilo/Kona | (808) 347-0428 | reginald.alexander@va.gov |
| Guam | 671-648-0010 671-648-0093 671-648-0094 671-648-0090 671-648-0095 |
Pctc.vbahon@va.gov
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| American Samoa | 684-699-3730, press 5 | Pctc.vbahon@va.gov |
VAPIHCS Veterans,
Start the Year Off Right
VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) wants to keep your personal health information safe. To ensure your privacy when electronically interfacing with us, we have now switched to two-factor authentication on the MyHealtheVet app, our web portal, and all other electronic forms of communication. By using ID.me and Login.gov, you will have access to all the same services you’re used to, but with an added layer of security that can give you confidence in your online privacy. Veterans can learn more here.
Instead of making resolutions, try setting intentions for the new year. This concept – from our Whole Health program – suggests the approach of building flexibility into hopes we carry for 2025. Maybe you intend to improve your surroundings, learn a new skill, or mend a rift in a relationship. As you take steps towards this intention, you may fall short. Adopt a strategy of re-thinking the way forward when you have a setback and keep trying until you succeed. Intentions carry you farther than goals because there is no failure; only opportunities to pivot and try again.
VAPIHCS is here to help you on your way. Is this the year that you intend to quit smoking? Perhaps you would benefit from having your own Health Coach through our Whole Health program. If you intend to get in better shape, you could ask for a referral to the Move program to do exercise with other Veterans and make friends while gaining flexibility and muscle strength. Have you suffered a setback recently? Our Recreation Therapy program can help you regain confidence and find new ways to do the things you love. Ask your doctor about a referral for Health Coaching, the Move Program, Recreation Therapy, or about other VA offerings to help you meet your intentions.
VAPIHCS is committed to addressing Veterans as a whole, with services to help you improve your spiritual health, your mental health, and your wellbeing. For confidential, non-denominational advice about spiritual wellness, call Chaplain Services at 808-433-0271. You can also speak with your Primary Care Physician about group therapy, one-on-one therapy, and other ways to address mental wellbeing. Reach out and make this the year that you take meaningful steps towards the person you want to become.
Veterans having thoughts of suicide should call the Veterans Crisis Line at 988, then press 1.
Thoughts from Chaplain Richie Charles
Our English word “talent” is derived from the Greek word talanton, which originally referred to a “scale,” “balance,” or “unit of weight.” In the ancient world, a talent was both a unit of weight and a measure of currency, among the largest denomination of value, typically in silver or gold. A single talent could be equivalent to 20 years’ worth of wages for an average worker in the ancient times. Ancient civilizations such as the Babylonians, Egyptians, and Romans used the talent for measuring currency, and its weight ranged between 57 and 100 pounds. To put this in perspective, just a single talent of gold weighing 70 pounds would have a modern-day value exceeding $2.6 million!
Although the word “talent” no longer refers to physical objects, this change does not diminish the immense significance of what the term represents today. In fact, our understanding of talents as gifts, skills, and abilities highlights their profound value, far beyond what can be measured in silver or gold. Each of us is uniquely gifted and wired with specific talents, which, when nurtured, have the potential to enrich not only our lives but the lives of those around us.
Your talents, whether they may appear to you as grand or modest, carry intrinsic worth and the potential to create positive change in our lives and the lives of others. Your unique abilities serve a unique role in the mosaic of care that we extend to our Veterans.
In this new year, let us commit to discovering, refining, and maximizing our unique gifts. Whether it’s a skill we’ve honed over time, a natural ability we’ve yet to explore, or an opportunity to develop something new, every talent has the potential to impact our Veterans in meaningful ways.
One Team, One Ohana!
Adam M. Robinson, Jr., MD, MBA, CPE
Director, VA Pacific Islands Health Care System
VADM, MC, USN, (RET)
36th Surgeon General, USN
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Military Funeral Honors
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It is the family’s responsibility to work directly with the Veterans “Branch of Service”. Please contact the specific branch for “Military Funeral Honors Request Assistance”.
For your convenience, we have provided the contact numbers below:
Army – 808-655-5124
Marine Corps – 808-257-7712
Navy – 808-368-3202
Air Force and Space Force – 808-448-0955
Coast Guard – 808-842-2992