GREAT ALOHA RUN GIVES
The Great Aloha Run is more than Just a Run!
The Great Aloha Run, 28 years later, has continued to “Share the Aloha” with the people of Hawaii. Here is a list of all the things we do:
- Give more than $400,000 to the community annually
- Provide free Computer Classes to senior citizens from May through August
- Provide volunteer and community service opportunities
- Provide employee wellness opportunities through our Presidents’ 100 program
- Put on a nine-week In Training Workshop free to the public
- Present a comprehensive 3-day Sports, Health and Fitness Expo, with free entrance and parking for all GAR race participants
- Buy locally. We keep monies recycling in Hawaii by purchasing 97% of the products or services used to produce the GAR from local businesses.
- Give one-time support to help local organizations stay afloat. This past year, we gave the University of Hawaii Hilo Cross Country Running Program $25,000.
- Support youth through the High School Challenge with 20+ schools promoting Health, Fitness and Wellness, personal pride and school spirit.
2012 Great Aloha Run Gives
$460,990 to Hawaii Charities!
Great Aloha Run (GAR) has completed
its annual donation awards from this
year’s Great Aloha Run. As of June 30,
2012, over $460,990 was awarded to
more than 75 not-for-profit organizations
serving Hawaii’s people.
“On behalf of our great sponsors,
thousands of hard working volunteers
and our dear race participants, the
Kaiser Permanente Great Aloha Run
is thrilled to give over $460,000 to
worthy charities, service organizations
and our Military MWRs.” said race
co-founder and promoter Carole Kai
Onouye. “We are honored to put on
this event that supports causes that
serve Hawai`i so well.”
There is a place in the Great Aloha Run
for everyone who wants to participate.
It is this inclusive philosophy that
reflects the Hawaiian name for this
Race, “Ke kukini me ke aloha pau‘ole” –
the race with compassionate love.
Mo`ili`ili Community Center provides the residents of the
Mo`ili`ili area with support, services, and programs to enhance
individual, family and community life.
Pictured left to right: Carole Kai, MCC Senior Program Director,
Jill Kitamura, Claire Nakamura, MCC Senior Volunteer, Michiko
Suzuki, MCC Executive Director Rebecca Ryan and Rene Mansho.
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center addresses
health disparities, improves population health, and reduces
health inequalities despite financial and cultural barriers in
the Waianae Coast community.
Pictured left to right: Carole Kai Onouye, Christy Inda,
WCCHCDirectorof Preventative Health, Rene Mansho and
Claire Nakamura.
Since 1985, the Carole Kai Charities, Inc. has given over $9.6 million to over 150 non-profit organizations in our community. Major charities are:
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Funds from the Great Aloha Run support the MS Society's educational programs aimed to help individuals and families cope with the physical and emotional effects of MS.
MWR
MWR serves the needs and interests of each service and family member and retiree with affordable programs and services designed to enhance the quality of their lives.
United Cerebral Palsy Association
UCPA’s Child Development Center is an early intervention program which provides services to children 0-3 years who have severe, multiple developmental delays.
Hawaii High School Athletic Association
HHSAA serves 78 public and private high schools by promoting the educational benefits of interscholastic athletics by increasing participation in a variety of sports.
Great Aloha Run also supports the Coalition for Dads, Girl Scout Council, Hawaii Services on Deafness, Leeward Special Olympics, the YMCA and more!
One Time Gifts from GAR
December 2008 - Lanakila center gets $10,000 gift
Contribution from Great Aloha Run covers 10% of facility's deficit
The Great Aloha Run will donate $10,000 to the Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center, which has warned it could close because of funding cuts.