YEAR

HIGHLIGHTS

1961

Hawaii Lions Eye Foundation/Eye Bank established

1969

First living related kidney transplant
Dr. Livingston Wong and transplant team
Dr. Herbert Y.H. Chin Sr.
Dr. Glenn Kokame
Dr. Whalton Shimm
Dr. Richard Pang

1970

Hawaii Lions Eye Foundation/Eye Bank closed
 

1971

First deceased donor kidney transplant
Dr. Livingston Wong and transplant team
 

1978

First bone marrow transplant
Dr. Livingston Wong
Dr. Richard Pang
Dr. Fong-Liang Fan

1980

Hawaii Lions Eye Bank reopened and merged with the Makana Foundation

1987

First heart transplant
Dr. Livingston Wong
Dr. Ricardo Moreno-Cabral
Dr. Judson McNamara
Dr. Richard Pang
Dr. Colin Dang

Organ Donor Center of Hawaii is established as a federally designated organ procurement organization for the State of Hawaii .

1989

Hawaii Bone Marrow Registry is established

1992

Organ Donor Center of Hawaii started recovering musculoskeletal tissue

1993

First liver transplant
Dr. Linda Wong
Dr. Whitney Limm
Dr. Alan Cheung

First combined kidney and pancreas transplant
Dr. Alan Cheung
Dr. Linda Wong
Dr. Whitney Limm

1994

Hawaii Coalition on Donation was formed.

2005

First liver and kidney transplant.
Dr. Linda Wong
Dr. Hiroji Noguchin

100th liver transplant in Hawaii