23.Jun.2011 Aid station volunteers needed for Kona Marathon
Special Olympics West Hawaii is running an aid station Sunday, June 26, at the Kona Marathon, which starts and ends at the Keauhou Beach Resort. SOWH’s station is outside of the West Hawaii Today office, located on Kuakini Highway. Volunteers are needed to pass out water and Gatorade to the estimated 1,800 runners and walkers [...]
Help fuel SOWH’s dreams
Special Olympics West Hawaii is once again partnering with Tesoro Hawaii and the Police Department for Fueling Dreams. This fundraising event is from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at the Queen Kaahumanu Highway Tesoro, located across from Honokohau Small Boat Harbor in Kailua-Kona. Tesoro is hosting Fueling Dreams events statewide to raise [...]
02.Jun.2011 SOWH won 30 Summer Games medals
Special Olympics West Hawaii traveled Memorial Day weekend to Oahu, where 52 athletes, coaches and unified partners from Ocean View to Waimea competed in the State Summer Games. They brought home seven gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze medals. At the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus, they were among the approximately 850 athletes who [...]
08.Mar.2011 Surf’s up
Hawaii Lifeguard Surf Instructors and Halona’s Ocean Tours are sponsoring a therapeutic surf day for people with disabilities on March 30 at Kahaluu Beach Park. Surfing, Hawaiian cultural activities and entertainment will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 30. Donations and volunteers are needed. Registration is required for surf day participants and [...]
04.Jan.2011 Help Special Olympics Hawaii win $20,000
The Hawaii Honda Dealers Association plans to donate $20,000 to a local nonprofit that receives the most votes on its Facebook fan page. Special Olympics Hawaii is one of the nonprofits listed and was in second place, as of Jan. 3. Please vote for Special Olympics Hawaii at http://www.facebook.com/HawaiiHondaDealers. Voting goes until Jan. 11 and [...]
09.Nov.2010 Power in practice
“The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something. You can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger Powerlifting is much more than squats, bench presses and dead lifts. It’s about barriers, perseverance and success, according to Special Olympics. [...]
03.Nov.2010 Black to discuss healthy relationships at talk story
Full Life Hawaii is hosting a Seek Knowledge and Talk Story from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 18 at its Hilo office on Keawe Street. Healthy relationships and sexuality will be presented by Dr. Rhonda Black, a special education profession at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Black is committed to using the power of [...]
31.Oct.2010 Results released from SOWH Singles Tournament
Twenty-four West Hawaii athletes hit the lanes again Oct. 24 at KBXtreme in Kailua-Kona, where they competed in Special Olympics Area Singles Bowling Tournament. Scores from this contest will be used to determine divisions at The Holiday Classic, which will be held Dec. 4 and 5 on Oahu. As in all Special Olympics sports, bowling [...]
Results from Unified Bowling Tournament
Special Olympics West Hawaii’s Unified Bowling Tournament was held Oct. 17 at KBXtreme in Kailua-Kona. Forty-six athletes and unified partners competed for ribbons and a spot at the “Holiday Classic,” which will be Dec. 4 and 5 on Oahu. RESULTS: Division 1 1st place: Kona Cookie Monsters (Michael Tom Makanui, Josh Yong, Micah Delacruz, and [...]