About Our Visiting Professor Program...
E komo mai (welcome) and thank you for agreeing to be our Visiting Professor of Medicine. We'd like to share some information to help you plan a pleasant and enjoyable visit to Honolulu. We enclose a map of our island to aid in your planning and heighten your anticipation. In addition, here are some pointers:
Air Transportation
Because of individual preferences, we recommend that Visiting Professors arrange their own air transportation. If you provide us with an updated e-mail address or fax number, we can alert you to Hawaii airfare specials if we hear about them.
Hotel Accommodations
We encourage you to make your own arrangements, but we can make some recommendations based on recent Visiting Professors' feedback:
The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel – UHJABSOM Account 4008
2863 Kalakaua Avenue
(808) 923‑1555, Reservations (808) 921‑7017 or ask for Glenn Manaba – 921-7012
This smaller "boutique" hotel is a few blocks away from the heart of Waikiki. It offers discounts to visiting University faculty. Mention our program and phone number (586‑7478), and they will call us to verify your faculty status.
Recent Visiting Professors who brought their families mentioned that they were very pleased with their lodgings at the following hotels, which offer kitchen facilities:
2005 Kalia Road Reservations: (800) HILTONS or (808) 949-4321
2570 Kalakaua Avenue (808) 922-2511
(All the Astons share a toll-free reservations number: 1-800-321‑2558)
201 Ohua Avenue (808) 922-0555
229 Paoakalani Avenue (808) 922-0511
Hotel Reservations: (808) 949‑3811
The Pacific Business Connection (formerly The Greenline Program)
The University of Hawaii is a participant of the Outrigger Pacific Business Connection, which provides our Visiting Professors with special rates at various hotels, as well as preferred rates with Dollar Rent a Car.
Outrigger Hotels & Resorts/Outrigger Resort Condominiums:
· Outrigger Reef
· Outrigger Waikiki
· Waikiki Shore
Ohana Hotels & Resorts:
· Ohana East
· Ohana Islander Waikiki
· Ohana Maile Sky Court
· Ohana Reef Lanai
· Ohana Royal Islander
· Ohana Surf
· Ohana Waikiki Malia
· Ohana Waikiki Surf
· Ohana Waikiki Tower
· Ohana Waikiki Village
· Ohana Waikiki West
Pacific Business Connection Reservations:
Phone: (800) 442-7302 Direct phone: (808) 921-6666
Fax: (877) 924-5588 Direct fax: (303) 369-9403
Ask for the account under: UH JABSOM.
Honolulu has many other hotels in the budget to luxury range, which recent Visiting Professors have not "tested." Happy hunting, but remember that December to March is a very popular time to visit Hawaii, so make reservations early!
Contacts and Hospitals
Dr. Elizabeth Tam coordinates the overall Visiting Professor program. Questions may be directed to her by calling (808) 586-7590 or email (tameliza@hawaii.edu).
Dr. Elizabeth Tam will serve as your faculty host and will contact you to coordinate extra activities and social events with you. She can be reached by phone at (808) 586-7590 or email tameliza@hawaii.edu.
In the order in which you are likely to visit them, these are the seven lecture sites:
Kuakini Medical Center
347 North Kuakini St.
Lectures are either in the "Hale Pulama Mau Auditorium" or "PB5 Classroom." The Department of Medicine Office is located in the Hale Pulama Mau Building on the 8th Floor.
Contact: Iris Isa-Nunes, (808) 547‑9226 E-mail: i.isa-nunes@kuakini.org
UH Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds are held in the 2nd Floor Lobby of the Queen’s Conference Center at 510 S. Beretania St. The Department of Medicine is on the 7th Floor of the University Tower Building.
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
3288 Moanalua Rd.
Lectures are either in “Moanalua Auditorium” or “Conference Rooms C & D.” The Department of Medicine is on the 1st Floor of the Medical Library.
VA Medical Center
VA Pacific Island Health Care System (VA PIHCS)
459 Patterson Road
Lectures are held at the Spark M. Matsunaga Medical Center on the third floor in the ACC Conference Room 3B08.
Contact: Dr. Steven MacBride, ACOS Education & DLO
Catherine (Kimi) Katayama, Admin Assistant, (808) 433-0647
E-mail: Catherine.Katayama@va.gov
Hawaii Medical Center-East
2230 Liliha Street
Lectures are held in the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Medical Pavilion, 5th floor Conference Room; the Department of Medicine is in the same building, 2nd floor
Tripler Army Medical Center
One Jarrett White Road
Park in the "mauka" (most mountainward) parking lot, enter via the "mauka" entrance. Lectures are held in the Department of Medicine Conference Room 4G 212, the Department of Medicine is in Room 4G 204.
Queen's Medical Center
1301 Punchbowl Street
Please park in the Physicians Office Building I (one) parking lot and bring your parking ticket to the Chief Medical Resident or Jan Hanashiro to be validated. The lecture is held in the Auditorium of the Queen’s Conference Center at 510 S. Beretania St.
Again, we look forward to your visit.