On Saturday, June 7, 2025, the University of Hawaii Dance Studios were filled with music, laughter and celebration as athletes from across the islands came together for the Special Olympics Athlete Victory Dance, part of the 55th Annual State Summer Games. This milestone event honored the achievements of Special Olympics participants, and thanks to our dedicated Locations Foundation volunteers, the evening was made even more memorable.
Every day, school teachers across the Oahu dig deep into their own pockets to make learning come alive—buying art supplies, funding field trips and turning classrooms into laboratories for imagination. The Locations Foundation Teacher Awards Program was created to ease some of that financial burden, while giving our Foundation donors a chance to highlight the educators who have touched their lives.
On a sunny Saturday morning in April, a cheerful crew of Locations Foundation volunteers gathered at Pearl City Highlands Elementary for a hands-on volunteer event in partnership with Hawaii 3Rs. Armed with brushes, buckets of brightly colored paint and a strong sense of aloha spirit, the group came ready to make a difference.
February is American Heart Month, and the Locations Foundation was proud to support Ka'iulani Elementary School’s American Heart Association of Hawaii Kids Heart Challenge day. This special event encouraged students to stay active, have fun and learn the importance of heart health through engaging activities.
This holiday season, the Locations Foundation had the honor of partnering with The Salvation Army, Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Division, to bring joy to children in need. Thanks to the generosity of our volunteers, we fulfilled the wishes of 101 children from The Salvation Army's Angel Tree program.
Our Locations Foundation volunteers pitched in to spread cheer and create special memories for local children involved in foster care at the 26th annual Family Programs Hawaii holiday party. On Sunday, December 8, 2024, more than 1,200 volunteers from various companies and organizations came together at the Neal Blaisdell Center in Honolulu to create holiday magic for 900 keiki in Oahu's foster care system. The event featured festive decorations, favorite characters, gift-wrapped presents, activities and games, holiday music and delicious foods.
On a sunny Saturday in November 2024, our Locations Foundation volunteers partnered with the nonprofit organization Surfers Healing in Waikiki to create a morning of fun in the surf for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families. This annual event brought together surf instructors, volunteers and families to experience the therapeutic and transformative power of the ocean.
This Halloween, the Locations Foundation proudly hosted its annual blood drive in partnership with the Blood Bank of Hawaii. Dressed in Halloween costumes and united by a spirit of giving, Locations agents and employees turned out to donate blood and to help save lives across Hawaii.
