The Hawaii Kai Lions Club holds one principal fundraising event each year to raise funds to support the numerous community service projects. Its Annual Father’s Day Benefit Breakfast is well into its third decade.
Some of the projects in which the Hawaii Kai Lions are involved include:
Education and School Services, in which we provide support and assistance to Kaiser High School, Kamiloiki, Hahaione, and Koko Head Elementary Schools. We also provide manpower and monetary support to the Hawaii Kai Public Library.
Citizenship and Environmental Services, in which we assist in the citizenship ceremonies, and various park and beach cleanup projects and other activities.
Health Services and Sight Conservation services, in which we sponsor community health fairs, organ donor programs, perform vision and hearing screenings at the schools in the Hawaii Kai community, and the collection of used eye glasses/hearing aids for distribution to disadvantaged countries.
Youth and Recreation, in which we provide manpower and monetary assistance to the Koko Head District Park, sponsorship of the Kaiser High School’s LEO club and the Boy Scout Troop 101.
Senior Citizen, by providing manpower and monetary assistance to the Lunalilo Home.
Drug Awareness and Quest, by contributions to education and training to prevent drug abuse.
Rescue Tube Project:
In Hawaii, nearly half the non-resident deaths are by drowning and about 80% of these occur in the ocean (Ref. Slide 4). Oahu’s east facing shores make Hawaii Kai one of the worst areas in our state for drownings (Ref. Page 10).
The use of rescue equipment makes a rescue safer for anyone attempting to assist a drowning victim. The primary piece of rescue equipment used by lifeguards is the rescue tube. (Ref. Page 2). Rescue tubes are easy to use for ordinary citizens in rescuing victims and cost effective to provide on a widespread basis.
The Hawaii Kai Lions Club is raising money to purchase and distribute rescue tubes across the island of Oahu. For more information, visit https://hawaiikailions.org/rescue-tube-project/
