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News Release – DOH Announces Recipient of 2026 Suzanne Richmond-Crum Award on World AIDS Day

Governor of Hawaii (news releases)·Oct 26, 2026 · 3:06 PM CT
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The Hawaiʻi Department of Health's Harm Reduction Services Branch named Peter Tuiolosega Silva the recipient of the 2026 Suzanne Richmond-Crum Award for his contributions to HIV services in Hawaiʻi. The award will be presented at the World AIDS Day ceremony at Church of the Crossroads in Honolulu on Dec. 1, from 5 to 8 p.m.

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