Darrah Kauhane is the executive director of the Hawaiian Eye Foundation, a local nonprofit dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and improvement of people’s vision in the Pacific Basin through charitable service, education, and research programs.

She is a graduate of the John A. Burns School of Medicine and was the youngest member of the University of Washington Medical Center’s Board of Directors. She is also the area coordinator and mentor for half of The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life events on Oahu and has conducted medical missions around the world, providing free eye care services to marginalized populations.

This past March, Darrah led the Hawaiian Eye Foundation in launching the first annual Cataract Day, when free eye surgeries were conducted at community health centers, homeless shelters, and through outreach screening programs. Since January, she has organized charitable surgical missions to Botswana, the Bahamas, Fiji, Yap and Palau.