Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 32, Number 4, 1 ʻApelila 2015 — WALKING FOR A CURE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]
WALKING FOR A CURE
OHA leadership and staff onee again laced up their shoes in the fight against diabetes in the Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes around Kapi'olani Park. īhe agency served as a plahnum sponsor for the Amehean Diabetes Association's annual walk, whieh raises funds to fight the chronic disease. Diabetes disproportionately affects Native Hawaiians, Filipinos and Japanese. It is estimated that more than 60,000 Native Hawaiians have or may be at risk of developing diabetes. In Hawai'i, more than 1 28,000 people have diabetes, 442,000 people have prediabetes, and 5,000 people in are diagnosed with diabetes every year. īhe cost for diabetes in Hawai'i exceeds $1 .5 hillion annually. - Photo: Wendell īengan