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	Providing Guide Dogs and Mobility Aids to Hawaii residents who are legally blind Since 1955

Who are we?

Eye of the Pacific Guide Dogs and Mobility Services, Inc. was organized in 1955. We are a volunteer, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that fills a vital need by providing quality trained dogs and electronic sensor aids to be the eyes of blind residents of Hawaii. Guide dogs of exceptional quality are imported from Australia and New Zealand, which are rabies free, thus bypassing problems caused by Hawaii's strict animal quarantine laws.

747 Amana Street, Suite 407

Honolulu, Hawai`i 96814

Phone: (808) 941-1088

Fax: (808) 944-9368

E-Mail: Info@EyeOfThePacific.Org

To those who need

All a recipient has to do is complete a few weeks of training and the guide dog and or electronic aids are given to them at no cost . The cost of a guide dog and the specialized training, around $20,000, is entirely paid for by charitable contributions to the Eye of the Pacific.

Generally speaking the recipient of a guide dog is any legally blind resident of Hawaii or Guam who is: 18 years old, in good health, has a useful purpose for owning a guide dog and is capable of assuming responsibility for a dog. An evaluation committee works directly with each individual applicant to determine their physical and physiological needs, and qualification for guide dog and or electronic aid ownership.

If you know of a visually impaired person who may be interested in obtaining a guide dog or electronic mobility aid free of charge, have them contact us directly. All inquiries and application information will be kept strictly confidential.

"How a handler views his or her own blindness determines the overall nature of the teams relationship. For me, I view being blind just as another opportunity to live. I have lived as a sighted person and now I live as a blind person. My desires, wants and needs are still the same. Because I am comfortable with my life's circumstances my dog acts as my soul partner. He supports and guides me while I support and guide him."

For a guide dog team crossing a busy intersection is serious business. An act that most of us take for granted becomes a precision operation where the handler uses cues from the dog, and clues from the environment to keep the team safe and still get them where they need to go.

When the team comes to a curb the dog will stop and wait for the handler to give the command to cross. When the order is given, the dog checks to see if it is safe to cross, if it isn't the dog will hold it's position. When this happens the handler will trust the dogs judgment and wait for another opportunity to cross.

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