Lokahi Giving Project
Lokahi: History & How to HelpThe Lokahi Giving Project was created by Mariellen Jones and Leslie Wilcox in 1985. Their mission was simple: to provide a hand up to the "gap group" ineligible for other assistance and to relieve the burden of families and individuals who suffer an unforeseen crisis. Today, it's a year-round volunteer-driven program that serves deserving recipients referred by over 250 different participating non-profits, group homes, hospitals, and social service agencies statewide. WHO WE ARE: Lokahi is a unique partnership between the State's number one news station, KHON TV, and Keiki O Ka Aina Family Learning Centers.
Meriel Collins- Lokahi Program Manager can be reached at (808) 591-4295 or by email at mcollins@khon.com Tannya Joaquin- KHON2 News Anchor/Lokahi Ambassador can be reached by phone at (808) 591-4204 or by email at tjoaquin@khon.com Trini Kaopuiki- KHON2 Weather Anchor/Neighbor Island Lokahi Coordinator can be reached by email at tkaopuiki@khon.com PROGRAMS Our Adopt A Family program pairs generous donors with struggling residents. We match a wide range of individual donors as well as social groups, businesses and schools who wish to share the Lokahi spirit with families or seniors who really need some holiday cheer and basic necessities. Everyone can find a way to participate in a way that meets their resources and desire to help. Our Emergency Assistance program provides year-round financial assistance for medical bills, utilities, housing costs, and other necessary expenses when residents are met with an unforeseen crisis. MAKE A DONATION ONLINE We're happy to add online donations to Lokahi this year. To contribute, go to our website set up to facilitate monetary donations: www.lokahigivingproject.com Donations will be used to buy items for Lokahi families. DONATION DROP-OFFS Lokahi Holiday Distribution Center/Warehouse accepts donations for Lokahi families. It's located at 760 Halekauwila Street near Ward Warehouse, but donations should be dropped at the Ilaniwai Street entrance (between Ward Avenue & Cooke Street) where there is a loading dock. Hawaii Self Storage accepts Lokahi donations year-round. The business has generously donated storage space and serves as an official Lokahi Donation Drop-off Site. Hawaii Self Storage has sites in Mapunapuna at 808 Ahua Street, Pearl City at 338 Kamehameha Highway, and in Kaimuki at 2909 Waialae Avenue. www.hawaiiselfstorage.net or 949-SAFE (7233). Accents Honolulu accepts Lokahi donations year-round. The glass gallery is located at 1240 Ala Moana Blvd. Mahalo to Central Pacific Bank and Starbucks for continued support as our Christmas drive drop off locations. OTHER WAYS TO HELP: Year round monetary donations, gift cards or gifts-in-kind to the Lokahi Giving Project are gratefully accepted. Gifts will be matched with families who have specific needs. Mail checks written to "Lokahi" to Lokahi Giving Project c/o KHON TV, 88 Piikoi Street, Honolulu, HI 96814. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: We welcome volunteers to help us coordinate our Adopt A Family, emergency assistance, holiday drives and other fundraisers year round. Call the Lokahi Line at (808) 591-4295 to find out how you can get involved. LOKAHI FAMILY GIFT IDEAS: BABIES: diapers, toiletries, formula and baby food, baby clothes, towels, crib sheets, educational toys YOUNG CHILDREN: books, art supplies, creative toys, school supplies, backpacks TEENS: gift cards for stores where teens like to shop (music, surf shops, clothing, books), toiletry gift sets, make up sets, hair accessories, body and hair cair products, sports equipment, CDS, skateboards, waveboards, boogie, body, or surboards and accessories, logo items (Nike, Puma, Adidas, & Roxy are popular), backpacks, fanny packs, wallets, sports bags, electronic devices (MP3 players, Ipods, DVD or CD players) FAMILY: activity passes or gift certificates (Fun Factory, Jungle River, Jungle Fun, Glow Putt, movies), gift certificates for clothing, grocery stores, drugs stores for food and family necessities, gift certificates (fast food, Dave & Busters, concert or movie tickets) HOUSEHOLD: kitchenware (pots & pans, dishes, utensils, glasses and cups for children), linens, towels, pillows, blankets, sheet sets, bath and laundry soap/detergent, cleaning products, toilet paper, Kleenex, paper towels FOOD: gift certificates, non-perishables, individually packaged snacks and drinks, juice boxes, cereal, gift certificates for pizza, Zippys or any fast food places, gift cards for restaurants Neighbor Island Lokahi Coordinator Trini Kaopuiki can be reached by email at tkaopuiki@khon.com. MAHALO FOR HELPING HAWAII! Mahalo to everyone who supported our statewide holiday drive December 1, 2007! Your generosity helped brighten the holidays for thousands of families around Hawaii. Special mahalo to volunteers from Grace Bible Church and Central Pacific Bank, to entertainers who donated their time and talent, to A-American Self Storage for handling all Neighbor Island collections and Hawaii Self Storage for rounding up Oahu donations. We look forward to doing it again Dec. 6, 2008. ONGOING PROMOTIONS:
Buy AVON at Tropical Smoothie Cafe. A group of independent AVON reps are fundraising for our Lokahi Giving Project by donating a portion of their sales to Lokahi. Visit Avon every Sunday from 2-6 PM at Tropical Smoothie Cafe next to the KHON studio on Piikoi Street. No sales tax or shipping fee for shoppers who buy from an Avon Lokahi rep. For more information, contact Avon's District Sales Manager, Chuckie at (808) 739-1991 or chuckie@avon.com.
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