The UH Cancer Center was founded in 1971 as part of the Pacific Biomedical Research Center. It was established by the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents in 1981 as a free-standing independent research institute. Prior to 2011, it was known as the Cancer Research Center of Hawaiʻi (CRCH). In its early development, the CRCH was supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Planning and Support Grants followed by initial NCI designation and funding from 1974 to 1985. In 1979, a construction grant from the NCI coupled with local matching contributions, supported the building of a five-story structure in downtown Honolulu. In 1996, CRCH regained designation by the National Cancer Institute and received funding from a Cancer Center Support Grant. Currently, the UH Cancer Center is conducting more than 100 cancer research projects in two interdisciplinary programs.
Learn more through our Historical Timeline (from 1939 through today) and the 50 years of progress in cancer research.
View (with PDF viewer) or download the 50th anniversay publication (PDF)