Pharmacare Hawaii

Pharmacare Hawaii is a locally owned diversified pharmacy company based in Honolulu that provides community pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, home infusion, nutrition support, and long-term care pharmacy services across Hawaii. The business traces its roots to Yoshino Drug Store, founded in 1927, while Pharmacare Hawaii itself was established in 1983 by pharmacists Byron Yoshino and Richard Sakurada to provide at-home IV antibiotic and total parenteral nutrition therapies. The company operates commercial healthcare services rather than a traditional drug-development pipeline and serves patients, providers, long-term care facilities, hospitals, and insurers. Pharmacare Hawaii emphasizes statewide access, including specialty and infusion services, and appears to be one of the only statewide providers in Hawaii for certain home infusion and specialty pharmacy offerings. Its business is focused on dispensing and managing approved therapies, clinical support, delivery, and patient care coordination rather than discovering novel therapeutics.