Since its founding in 1965, Hawaiʻi Pathologists’ Laboratory (HPL) has served physicians, hospitals, healthcare organizations, and patients throughout Hawaiʻi and the Pacific region with high-quality, locally based pathology services. For more than six decades, our physician-owned organization has remained committed to diagnostic excellence, medical leadership, and advancing patient care across the communities we serve.

HPL is founded as Hawaiʻi’s first private pathology group.

Expansion of pathology services throughout Hawaiʻi.

Growth in subspecialty pathology expertise and hospital partnerships.

Increasing support for community hospitals and physician practices statewide.

Expansion into advanced molecular diagnostics and specialized pathology services.

Continued investment in education, training, and laboratory medical leadership.

Supporting healthcare organizations throughout Hawaiʻi and the Pacific region.

When Hawaiʻi Pathologists’ Laboratory was established in 1965 as the first private pathology group in Hawaiʻi, pathology services in the islands looked very different than they do today. HPL was founded to provide expert diagnostic pathology support to Hawaiʻi’s physicians and hospitals while remaining deeply rooted in the local medical community. More than sixty years later, that commitment to serving Hawaiʻi continues to define our organization. 

Today, HPL remains a locally owned, physician-led pathology group composed of board-certified pathologists committed to serving Hawaiʻi’s healthcare community. HPL physicians provide pathology expertise, laboratory medical leadership, and consultation services that support hospitals and healthcare organizations throughout Hawaiʻi and the Pacific region while also contributing to the education and training of future physicians and pathologists through the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine. 

As we look toward the future, Hawaiʻi Pathologists’ Laboratory remains committed to serving our community with the same dedication, professionalism, and diagnostic expertise that have defined our organization for more than sixty years.