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Maui County residents unable to pick up their eyeglasses ordered through Tropic Care 2018, which offers no-cost health, vision and dental checkups, by Sunday have other pickup options.
On Maui, the glasses may be picked up at the Mayor's Office on the ninth floor of the county building in Wailuku. The glasses will be available at the front desk from 7:45 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, except holidays, from Monday to Sept. 30.
Molokai residents who are unable to pick up their eyeglasses by today can get them at the state Department of Health office on Molokai, 65 Makaena Place in Kaunakakai, Monday to Friday, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except holidays.
For questions regarding eyeglasses on Molokai, call 553-7879.
Lanai residents who are unable to pick up their eyeglasses from the Tropic Care site location can call (808) 565-6043 to arrange pickup at Coalition for Drug Free Lanai, 730 Lanai Ave, Suite 108, in Lanai City.
After Sept. 30, unclaimed eyeglasses will be donated to Project Vision and/or the Lions Club International.
Tropic Care is both a clinic and a training mission, allowing military service members to keep their medical training sharp while providing no-cost health care for the local community. The clinics started Saturday and runs through Sunday in six locations across Maui, Molokai and Lanai.
No insurance, proof of income, residency or photo identification is needed, and patients are served on a first-come, first-served basis.
Clinics are taking place at the University of Hawaii Maui College in Kahului, St. Theresa Church in Kihei, Waiola Church in Lahaina, the Hana Community Center, the Mitchell Pauole Center in Kaunakakai and the Lanai Community Center in Lanai City. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Sunday is a half-day -- 8 to 11:30 a.m. in Central Maui, Hana, Molokai and Lanai, and 12 to 4 p.m. in Kihei and Lahaina. Dental services at the Molokai, Lanai and Hana sites will conclude Saturday.
All clinics offer physical health exams, school sports physicals (school forms required), blood pressure and disease screenings. Dental services include exams, fillings and extractions, while eye care services include vision screenings and prescriptions.
Patients are limited to one service a day.
For more information, call the Office of the Mayor at 270-7855.