Get Connected
Need help with anything hepatitis-related? Hep Free Hawai’i is here for you. Our free Hepatitis Care Coordinator can help you stay healthy, whether that means moving towards treatment, connecting with other people living with hepatitis, or finding a caring healthcare provider.
It is important that you see a doctor regularly to monitor your liver and to see if you are ready for treatment. If you have hepatitis B, this includes getting screened regularly for liver cancer. There are effective medications for both hepatitis B and hepatitis C, so talk with your healthcare provider to find out what is right for you.
To find a local healthcare provider, download our list of hepatitis providers in Hawai`i, or check out the map below. If you do not have a primary care provider or do not have health insurance, you can access one of Hawai`i’s Community Health Centers.
Get Treated
Hawaii veterans can also seek non-VA healthcare for their hepatitis C treatment (and other conditions) under the Veterans Choice Card program! Veterans can just call 1-866-606-8198 to request to see a certain provider (no consult with PCP required). The VA will cover their medical care including medications (dispensed by the VA pharmacy). In addition, Hawaii is one of the few states that is exempt from the mileage and wait-time requirements listed on the website.
Not sure what to ask your provider about hep C? Use Caring Ambassador’s Hep C Discussion Point, an online survey and tool to determine what topics you can discuss with your medical provider about. Great patient resources are also available from Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group (HCMSG), including newsletters, patient assistance programs, and virtual support groups! More patient resources are also available at HepC.com.
Download our treating providers list, which was updated April 2024. You can also use the searchable map to the right. Call first to find out about treatment availability, new patient waiting lists, and accepted insurance plans.
Get Information
Learn about your disease and about your liver so you can make informed decisions for yourself and your loved ones. The liver has over 500 functions and processes everything we eat, drink, inhale, or come in contact with and taking care of your liver is now more important than ever. Download Liver Wellness Tips from Queens Liver Center.
Learn more about your liver from the American Liver Foundation.
If you have hepatitis B or C, you are not alone and there is a lot of information available to you to learn more about these viruses so you can take charge of your health and live well with hepatitis:
The Hepatitis B Foundation has a patient guide as well as an online course about living with hepatitis B
CME Outfitters has a Hep B Patient Education Hub with a variety of educational tools and resources
Read “The Test” Comic Book with hepatitis B stories from Charles B. Wang Community Health Center in NYC. Available in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and French.
The Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group has a short Hep C Training which provides free food gift cards for participants. Check out new materials for youth and pregnant people!
“The Test” is a comic about hepatitis B available in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and French.
Stay Supported
Hep Mag provides updates and info on resources related to hepatitis.
Stay informed! Get hepatitis updates and stories from Hep Mag.
While you don’t have to tell anyone until you are ready, it is important to tell someone who can support you and your health if you have hepatitis B, C, or other liver disease. For questions and support, you can call Help4Hep at 1-877-435-7443, or go to www.help4hep.org.
Hep B Community is a global forum for people living with hepatitis B to digitally connect with each other, engage with scientists and public health experts working in the field of hepatitis, and share news about the virus. To browse the forum or to join, visit https://www.hepbcommunity.org/. To report hepatitis B discrimination, go the Hepatitis B Discrimination Registry. Need more info? Download the World Hepatitis Alliance’s report on hepatitis B stigma and discrimination.
You can also call the Hepatitis C CareLine at 1-800-532-5274, which offers live service to patients Monday through Thursday from 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM ET and Friday from 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM ET. Download the flyer.
Tell Your Story
We want to help people who are living with hepatitis B or C to tell their story. Read one person’s story about losing a loved one to hepatitis B, and check out our local storyteller videos. To share your story, contact us.
Reduce Harm
If you are injecting drugs, get connected to Hawaii’s statewide syringe exchange at Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center.
You can also download resources on safer substance use, overdose prevention, and other harm reduction tips from Bevel Up, which were created by people who use drugs for people who use drugs.
HHHRC can connect you to Hawaii’s statewide syringe exchange program.
Find Patient Assistance
If you cannot afford hepatitis B and C medications, see the options below to help get access.
Harbor Path - Single site for all patient assistance program applications for both HIV and hepatitis C medications.
HealthWell Foundation - Hepatitis C co-pay assistance program can provide up to $30,000 to eligible patients who are insured and have an annual household income of up to 500% of the federal poverty level.
Link2Labs - Discount lab service for uninsured, low income and high deductible insured persons. The website allows you enter the labs you need, pay for them, find a lab near your zip code, and receive your results securely online.
Medicine Assistance Tool - Free, confidential program offered by the pharmaceutical industry that serves as a one-stop shopping site for over 475 public and private patient assistance programs, including around 200 offered by the drug companies themselves. Also has a directory of over 10,000 free or low-cost clinics that can be searched by ZIP code.
My Support Path - a patient and financial assistance program for sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) and sofosbuvir/ledipisvir (Harvoni), both hepatitis C drugs from Gilead.
Needy Meds - Provides a one-stop site for patient assistance programs and other discount opportunities for a variety of pharmaceuticals. Also has a database to find free and low-cost medical clinics that can be searched by ZIP code.
Patient Access Network Foundation - Can offer up to $6,800 in financial assistance for eligible individuals for hepatitis C.
Rx Outreach - non-profit online pharmacy that includes the most common hepatitis B treatments at prices significantly lower than retail
Other Patient Assistance Programs – to find out if you qualify for free or low-cost medications, go to the Fair Pricing Coalition, RxAssist or Together Rx Access.
Clinical trials in Hawai`i – to find out if there are any current clinical trials of new hepatitis treatments that you may qualify for, click here.