24.Jan.2010 Special Olympics seeks volunteers, coaches
Special Olympics West Hawaii is looking for coaches and volunteers for its Spring sports season. Athletes will be competing in swimming, softball and t-ball, powerlifting and track and field from February to May. Coaches will be trained at no cost. Special Olympics West Hawaii is a year-round program of sports training and competitions for individuals [...]
20.Sep.2009 Get involved with fall sports seasons
Special Olympics West Hawaii is conducting bocce ball practice from 3 to 4:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays at Pualani Estates’ fields. Also, SOHW is holding basketball practice from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Kekuaokalani Gym. For more information, call Lona Warner, head of delegation, at 989-2080.
26.Aug.2009 Local cops go on top for SOWH
The Hawaii Police Department will reach new heights next month to support Special Olympics West Hawaii, a year-round program dedicated to helping children and adults with intellectual disabilities improve their quality of life through sports. For Cop On Top, local police officers will spend held Sept. 3 through Sept. 5 in the air on scaffolding [...]
SOWH hosts Ohana Jam Fest
Special Olympics West Hawaii is hosting its first-ever Ohana Jam Fest Aug. 30 at the Keauhou Kona Yatch Club on Keauhou Bay. From noon to 8 p.m., there will be performances by local bands, food, drinks, and door prizes donated by Big Island businesses. Attendees are asked to give a $10 donation as a suggested [...]
24.Aug.2009 Project Compassion raises $1,500 for SOWH
Special Olympics West Hawaii athletes and volunteers donned their official shirts and worked Aug. 16 alongside Denny’s Restaurant employees as waiters and greeters to raise funds and awareness for SOWH. The Project Compassion event was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Kona and Denny’s. Corporate sponsors included Great American Self Storage and Sign-a-Rama. From 4 [...]
13.Aug.2009 Letter from Special Olympics chairman
It is with a heavy heart that I write to let you know that my mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder of Special Olympics, passed away early this morning. At the time of her death– as it was throughout her long and full life– she was surrounded and comforted by her family, her husband, her children, [...]
31.Jul.2009 Project Compassion supports SOWH with fundraiser at Denny's in Kailua-Kona
What local nonprofit organization provides sports training, on- and off-island competitions and receives no state or federal funding? What group is entirely run by volunteers and does not charge the participants and the participant’s families any training or travel expenses? If you guessed Special Olympics West Hawaii, you would be correct. Hawaii Island residents and [...]
14.Jul.2009 SOWH hosts ohana barbecue and fun day
Special Olympics West Hawaii is having a barbecue and fun day for its athletes, coaches, volunteers, family and friends Sunday, July 19. The event begins at noon at the park located below McDonald’s and the post office in Kealakekua. There will be music, games, food and talk story. Prior to the event, participants will be [...]
05.Jul.2009 SOWH participants rise early, aid runners
Special Olympics West Hawaii athletes, coaches, volunteers, families and friends were among the hundreds of volunteers who lined the 26-mile course, helping make the Kona Marathon successful June 21. During the race, SOWH participants and supporters encouraged each of the 1,125 registered runners, cheering and giving applause. From 5:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., they manned [...]