Honolulu, HI

HAWAII ASSOCIATION FOR WOUND OSTOMY AND CONTINENCE CARE

EIN 20-8338014

Health & Wellness Disease & Chronic Illness Support Patients & families

Mission

The Hawaii Association for Wound, Ostomy and Continence Care is a professional organization that supports its members by promoting educational, clinical, and research opportunities to advance the practice and guide the delivery of expert health care to individuals with wounds, ostomies, and incontinence.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About HAWAII ASSOCIATION FOR WOUND OSTOMY AND CONTINENCE CARE

HAWOCC is a Honolulu-based professional nonprofit that promotes education, clinical practice, and community support for people and clinicians working with wounds, ostomies, and continence conditions. The organization traces its roots to the Enterostomal Therapy Nurses of Hawaii (est. 1989), incorporated as a nonprofit affiliate in 2007 and later reorganized as an independent association. HAWOCC runs continuing-education programs and an annual professional conference with national and local speakers, hands-on sessions, and vendor exhibits, and operates community-facing programs such as BOBS (Bowel Ostomy Bladder Support) and the Special Buddy Connection to provide peer support for patients and families. The association maintains regular IRS filings (Form 990-EZ) and operates with volunteer leadership drawn from Hawaii’s wound, ostomy, and continence nursing community.

Notable achievements

Annual Professional Conference

Hosts an annual conference (in recent years held at the Ala Moana Hotel) offering continuing-education sessions, hands-on training, vendor exhibits and national/local speakers to update clinicians on wound, ostomy and continence care.

BOBS Peer Support Program

Operates the Bowel Ostomy Bladder Support (BOBS) program to provide peer connection, education and practical support for people living with ostomies and continence challenges across the islands.

Scholarship & Preceptorship Opportunities

Provides scholarship support and preceptorship opportunities to help nurses and students gain clinical experience and advance practice in wound, ostomy and continence care.

At a glance

Total assets: $35K
Annual revenue: $44K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 20-8338014
Location: Honolulu, HI
Website: hawaiiassocwocc.com
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Maintains 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status (incorporated as a nonprofit in 2007) and files annual Form 990-EZ returns.

Accredited continuing-education provider arrangements for its conference (CE contact hours arranged through an accredited nursing approver for participants seeking nursing credits).

Organizational lineage and historic affiliation with the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (Hawaii affiliate roots dating back to 1989).

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