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Kapiʻolani: Super Support

Kelly Gallagher (third from left), her twin boys, Connor and Curran (with lei), with members of the Kapi‘olani team at Kapi‘olani Radiothon for Kids.

Not all heroes wear capes. But sometimes they do. The Superhero Project Inc. wants to help save the day for Hawai‘i’s keiki, all the way from Philadelphia.

The Superhero Project’s ʻOhana Program supports transportation and lodging for families of children in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women & Children. This is especially important for neighbor island families who need to be transported to Kapi‘olani for a higher level of care. Of the 2,655 neighbor island children who were admitted to Kapi‘olani in 2025, nearly 250 were babies who required specialized care in the NICU.

Kelly Gallagher, the organization’s founder, started supporting families with premature babies after her own NICU experience. Kelly gave birth to premature twin boys and spent several weeks in a Pennsylvania NICU back in 2014. Since then, she has donated care packages, helped bring new technology to hospitals and supported families with lodging.

In 2025, Gallagher and her four kids made the nearly 5,000-mile trip from Philadelphia to Hawaiʻi to attend the Kapi‘olani Radiothon for Kids. At the annual event, she announced The Superhero Project was giving an additional $40,000 to Kapiʻolani – on top of the $100,000 it had already committed.

“We believe every family deserves the chance to stay close to their baby, especially during life’s most fragile moments,” Kelly said. “Through our ʻOhana Program and our five-year commitment of $140,000 to Kapiʻolani, we are leading the way to help families remain rooted in love, connection and healing.”