BENEFICIARIES
UVSC's Financial Assistance Program supports selected beneficiaries with their out-of-pocket cancer related costs. In doing so, UVSC provides a community to support and provide hope to these brave individuals and their families. Learn more about some of our current and past beneficiaries below.
Eric Jacinto
Current FightersMeet UVSC Beneficiary, Eric. He is a single father of two teenage boys and is bravely battling Stage 3 colon cancer. After his family lost their home in the devastating Lahaina fires, he and his sons relocated to Kahului, but he is unable to work due to his medical condition…
Read MoreKosianjra
Current FightersKosianjra is 18 years old and was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in May 2023 as she was nearing completion of her senior year at Kamehameha Schools on Maui. Kosianjra was living with her mother, Tamara, and younger brother at the time. Shortly after that, the cost of rent was…
Read MoreMadoka Franklin
Current FightersMy name is Madoka Franklin. I am a wife and mother of two beautiful children and live in Lanai. I love my family very much and a “beach day” with them is my favorite thing to do. My family went through medical issues in 2022 and I was their care…
Read MoreIluminada Sinogo
Current FightersIluminada’s name means "illuminated" or "enlightenment" and she has been her family’s guiding light since day one. At the current age of 78, Iluminada is a mother to four children, a grandmother to nine grandchildren, and a great grandmother to a great grand-daughter. Affectionately known as "Mama," she was diagnosed…
Read MoreJames Clover Bitzer
Current FightersJames Clover Bitzer is a lively 3 year old and “smart as a whip” says his dad, Jason Bitzer, a 15-year Lifeguard veteran on Oahu. Jason and his wife, Roberta Bitzer, an environmental scientist who is also very active with non-profit organizations on Oahu, are now in the biggest rescue…
Read MoreKawaihala’ilanamalie
Current FightersIn July 2022, our Kawaihala'ilanamalie, better known by her 'ohana as Hala'i developed a lingering fever, stomach pains and began to limp. While traveling back and forth to O'ahu and undergoing numerous diagnostic tests, her parents, Lee Jon and Nalani never left her side. On August 18, 2022, our sweet…
Read MoreAlly Tamayose
Past BeneficiariesMy name is Ally Tamayose, I’m 16 years old and I'm from Pearl City, Hawaii. I was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in my left femur in January 2018. In that same year I underwent nine months of chemotherapy and had a limb-salvage surgery. In January 2019, scans revealed that the mets…
Read MoreKahalau Au Hoon
Current FightersKahalau Au Hoon – a fun-loving, adorable three year old from Maui I’m Kahalu’s mom, Rachel Ray Au Hoon. Our story is one about love and family! Duke, Kahalau’s dad, and I met in high school and were even prom sweethearts! Kahalau is our second child born in May, 2014…
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