Inspire 2025 ANNUAL DONOR REPORT
HPH: Your Gifts, Our Gratitude
We are so thankful for the generosity that we see all year round. Here are just some of the many joyful and inspiring moments we were honored to share with donors and supporters in 2025.
Photo Above: Golfers gathered for the 2025 national Ace Shootout, which was held at Mauna Kea Golf Course. Kalley-Mae Yee (center), 2023 Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network Champion, and Aimee Dailey (far left), CEO of Children’s Miracle Network, greeted guests to the annual event that raises funds for families across the U.S. Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children received $25,000 for helping to host the tournament.
Beloved Disney characters from Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, shared holiday cheer and magical moments with patients and families at Kapi‘olani during the holiday season.
Rainbow Drive-In turned one of its tasty classic items into a fundraiser for Kapi‘olani, thanks to owner Chris Iwamura (left) and Crystine Ito (right), Rainbow Drive-In marketing director. For every slush float sold – which is the favorite treat of 2025 CMN Champion Aurelia Awa (center) – the local business donated $1 toward the care of Hawai‘i’s women and children during its Summer of Miracles campaign.
Keiki got their light-up wands ready at the Ko Olina Children’s Festival. The fun-filled day for hundreds of keiki and their families included crafts, activities, entertainment and a screening of “Moana 2” on the grand lawn of Ko Olina’s Ulua Lagoon. The ninth annual festival raised $60,000 for Kapi‘olani.
Community champion Maia Kazama rallied friends and family to support Pali Momi Medical Center’s Women’s Center. Inspired by a tour of the center, the high school junior raised $1,000 by selling coffee, demonstrating the power of individual generosity to strengthen health care for women and families in our community.
2026 Hawai‘i CMN Champion Seeley Borges shared a moment with Dr. Randal Wada, Kapi‘olani pediatric hematologist and oncologist, at the Hyundai Hope on Wheels (HHOW) handprint event. HHOW representatives presented a generous $100,000 gift to support pediatric cancer care at Kapi‘olani, then added their handprints to a Hyundai vehicle to symbolize the fight against childhood cancer.
Graduates of the Nurse Aide Training Program at Waimea High School celebrated the completion of their studies with their instructor, April Dieguez (far right), RN, Wilcox Medical Center Trauma Program manager. Four of these students from the donor-funded program began working at Wilcox just three months later.
In June, members of Bruno Mars’ family entertained keiki at Kapi‘olani. Nyjah Music and Zyah Rhythm (back center), Bruno’s nephews, sang songs for patients in the Playroom. Jaime Kailani Bayot (second from left), Bruno’s sister, read her book, “Margy’s Unique Gift” – which was illustrated by her son, Marley Van Peebles. Jaime donated hundreds of her books and plush dolls to Kapi‘olani.
Lōkahi Federal Credit Union partnered with Buddah Mochi to launch a creative 2025 fundraiser for Kapi‘olani CMN. Limited-edition Slowtide quick-dry towels and Bombucha Bags were sold at Lōkahi FCU branches, turning everyday purchases into meaningful support for Hawai‘i’s hospitalized children.