All donors are screened for infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B & C, active tuberculosis and syphilis. Donors who are known to be actively infected with any of these diseases are declined for donation due to the risk to medical investigators and procurement personnel. Most long-term illnesses such as cancer do not rule out donation.

You can support Hawaii's community blood center and help save lives by encouraging friends and family to give; coordinating blood drives at your office, school, church or community center; or volunteering at the Dillingham Donor Center.

You must be in good health, be at least 17 years old, and weigh at least 110 pounds. You will also need to pass physical and health history reviews prior to donating. There is no upper age limit on your ability to donate. Conditions that require a temporary deferral are pregnancy, travel to certain parts of the world, inoculations, some health conditions and certain medications.

Anyone can be a potential organ and tissue donor, from newborns to senior citizens (roughly 80 years old). Eligibility is determined on a case-by-case basis at the time of death and may be affected by medical/social history, cause of death, etc.

A plasma is a state of matter, like a liquid or a gas. A plasma is like a gas in that the atoms are not constrained to a constant volume by chemical bonds. However, in a plasma the atoms are also ionized, meaning that the electrons have enough energy to escape their nuclei. Plasmas are extremely common in space, but can also be found on earth. Lightning is the ionization of air between a charged cloud and ground.

Plasma televisions are the latest technology, and they are known for their excellent high quality displays and large screen viewing sizes. Plasma screen televisions use an array of cells, called pixels to display their picture. Each pixel consists of three sub-pixels, which correspond to the colors of red, blue and green.

All adults are eligible to enroll. Your eyes are especially valuable to researchers if you have been diagnosed with macular degeneration. Regardless of your degree of vision, from normal to blind, previous eye surgery, or cause of death, eyes can be donated and will be used. Be sure to tell your family that you want to donate your eyes for research in macular degeneration. the time of death, the donor’s family, physician, nurse, clergy, or funeral director contacts the Eye Bank.