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On March 1, 2007 during the 24th
General Session of the Hawaii State House of
Representatives, John Mizuno, 30th
District Representative, introduced a resolution
to honor Dr. Ben R. Galindo as role model of
Filipino ancestry. As the proud son of a second
wave “Sakada” who worked in the sugar plantation,
Dr Galindo came to Hawaii June, 1963. He
immediately started working as a janitor, busboy,
orderly, care home assistant, and farmer before he
was drafted into the U. S Army in July,1964,
during the Viet Nam War. Following his two years
in the service, he went back to school in Tacoma,
Washington, and became a registered medical
technologist. Subsequently, he was accepted as the
University of Hawaii Medical School and graduated
in 1977. He volunteered in the service and retired
as US. Army Medical Officer in August, 1994, with
several excellent military awards. Shortly
thereafter, he opened his own solo general
practice in Waipahu. In August 1997, he and his
wife joined the Aloha Medical Mission to the
Philippines. In December 2000, 2202, 2004, and
2006, Dr. Galindo and his wife of 41 years, Mrs.
Adelle Baxa Galindo, led the San Esteban Aloha
Mission (SEAM) Team to the Philippines. In
December 2005, the Seam Clinic was built with Dr.
and Mrs. Ben Galindo as the main supporters. Dr.
Galindo is active in several non-profit Filipino
organizations in Hawaii. Dr. and Mrs. Galindo were
chosen as the “Parents of the Year 2005” by the
Philippine Cultural Foundation of Hawaii. He was
chosen as the outstanding Filipino in “Health Care
and Medicine 2006” by the United Filipino Council
of Hawaii. He was nominated as the “Entrepreneur
of the Year 2006” by the Filipino Chamber of
Commerce of Hawaii. From a very humble beginning,
Dr. Galindo who come from a small barrio of San
Esteban, Ilocos Sur, Philippines is recognized and
honored by the Hawaii State of House of
Representatives as a role model of his pursuit of
education, his service to his country and
community and his unconditional support for his
three well-educated children.
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