Where to Submit Your Samples
We have made it easier than ever to get your samples to our labs. Whether you are on Oʻahu or a Neighbor Island, follow these steps to ensure your sample arrives safely for testing.
Drop off your sample at one of the locations below on Monday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., or Tuesday from 09:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. They will be shipped to our labs on Tuesday afternoons.
For Oʻahu Residents
Drop off at the CARES Waiawa station (formerly the Urban Garden Center) in Pearl City. (Please call ahead to schedule drop off)
OR
Drop off at UH Manoā Shermal Laboratory Rm 115: 1910 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822
For Neighbor Island Residents
You can drop off your prepared samples at the CARES Station nearest to you. From there, we will handle the rest. Your samples will be mailed to our UH labs at no additional cost to you.
Neighbor Island CARES Station Addresses:
Maui:
- CARES Kahului: 310 West Kaahumanu Ave #214, Kahului, HI 96732.
Kauaʻi:
- Kauaʻi Extension Office: State Office Building, 3060 Eiwa Street, Room 210, Lihue, HI 96766.
Hawaiʻi Island:
- CARES Komohana (Hilo): 875 Komohana Street, Hilo, HI 96720.
- CARES Kona: 79-7381 Mamalahoa Highway, Kealakekua, HI 96750.
- CARES Kamuela: 67-5189 Kamamalu Rd, Kamuela, HI 96743.
Molokaʻi:
- CARES Hoʻolehua: 69-1 Puupeelua Avenue, Hoolehua, HI 96729.
- CARES Ho'olehua will not be accepting plant disease samples or insect samples that are NOT preserved in alchool until April 20
Lānaʻi:Residents on Lānaʻi should contact us directly. We will arrange for an Extension Agent to pick up your sample for shipment via our Maui stations.