MISSION STATEMENT

Laboratory Animal Service (LAS) is charged with administering the System-wide program of animal care and use involving all vertebrate animals used for research, training, testing, and related activities by the University of Hawaii (UH).

The program is required by law to comply with regulations set forth by the United States Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Act, the National Institutes of Health Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Animals, as well as other Federal, State and local regulations.

The University of Hawaii must ensure that people caring for or using animals are qualified to do so. LAS provides instruction to investigators, staff, students, and visiting researchers on the humane care and use of animals.