Waimānalo Health Center 'Ola I Ka Wai: Water is Life' $13 Million Capital Campaign

Quick Facts:

  • The new, 2-story, 17,700 square foot facility is being built along Kalaniana`ole Highway, next to the Waimānalo Fire Station and across the street from Waimānalo Public Library.
  • Construction of the new facility is projected to be completed in Spring 2019.

  
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Waimānalo Health Center has provided patient-centered health services for its community and surrounding neighborhoods for more than 25 years. Many generations of Waimānalo keiki were born, raised, and cared for in the health center’s intimate setting. But a growing demand for services has become a call for change. Waimānalo Health Center’s timeworn trailers retrofitted to provide medical services are inadequately sized and inefficiently configured. The Ola I Ka Wai: Water is Life Capital Campaign seeks to raise $13 million to build a new health center facility for the community.

Ola I Ka Wai was derived from the Hawaiian proverb, Ola i ka wai a ka`ōpua, which means “There is life in the water from the clouds.” Each raindrop is a blessing of nourishment to the life of the land and its people. Collectively, these sustaining waters can transform a community. Similarly, Ola I Ka Wai: Water is Life, Waimānalo Health Center’s Capital Campaign, offers an opportunity to invigorate new life and uplift the community through a gathering of blessings.


Artist rendering of the completed building


About the Campaign
The health center embarked on its $13 million capital campaign in Spring 2014. The campaign was titled Ola I Ka Wai, inspired by the organization’s `ōlelo no`eau - Ola i ka wai a ka`ōpua, which means “There is life in the water from the clouds.” Each raindrop is a blessing of nourishment to the life of the land and its people. Collectively, these sustaining waters can transform a community. Similarly, the Ola I Ka Wai campaign offers an opportunity to invigorate new life and uplift our community through a gathering of blessings.

2018 Donors

ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND TRUSTS
Maika`i
($5,000 - $9,999)

John and Allison Lyles Fund of the Hawai`i Community Foundation

`Olu`olu
($1,000 - $4,999)

Cultural Surveys Hawaii, Inc.

Ho`okipa
($0.01 - $499)

Don Smith Fund

Mililani Middle School

INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES
`Olu`olu
($1,000 - $4,999)

Harvey & Noreen Keahiolalo

Warren & Ann Lee

Ronald & Susan Shima

Ho`okipa
($0.01 - $499)

Jean Bart

Stella Catalan

Michael & Evelyn Chun

Malulani Eccleshall

Portia May Fukuoka

Deborah Gardner

Vern Heath

Walter & Norma Heen

Senator Mazie K. Hirono

Norman R. Iwaishi

Ken Kauka

Edison Kwock

Brian & Grace Matsuura

Mr. & Mrs. Kel Miyaoka

Janyce Miyashiro

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Naumu

Lisa Shigemura

Ken Takeya

Glenn Wasserman

Te Puea Winiata

Warren Yee

2017 Donors

ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND TRUSTS
Mālama
($3,000,000)

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

`Ohana
($2,000,000 - $2,999,999)

Waimānalo Health Center

Hō`ihi
($100,000 - $499,999)

McInerny Foundation

Atheron Family Foundation

ALTRES, Inc.

`Olu`olu
($1,000 - $4,999)

John and Allison Lyles Fund of the Hawai`i Community Foundation

Cultural Surveys Hawaii, Inc.

Keith Lee, Lee Law Office

Times Supermarket

Ho`okipa
($0.01 - $499)

Mililani Middle School

INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES
Lōkahi
($10,000 - $24,999)

Dr. Thomas Kosasa

Maika`i
($5,000 - $9,999)

Paul Alston

`Olu`olu
($1,000 - $4,999)

Hamid Pourjalali

Kōkua
($500 - $999)

Bernice Strand

Anne Oneha

Ho`okipa
($0.01 - $499)

Kris & Marc Yoakum

Carol Jenness-White

2016 Donors

ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND TRUSTS
Pono
($1,000,000 - $1,999,999)

State of Hawai`i GIA

Hō`ihi
($100,000 - $499,999)

Queen's Medical Center

City & County of Honolulu GIA

Ha`aha`a
($50,000 - $99,999)

First Hawaiian Bank Foundation

Laulima
($25,000 - $49,999)

American Savings Bank

Hawaiian Electric Companies

D.R. Horton

Lōkahi
($10,000 - $24,999)

Emmett R. Quady Foundation

Matson

Maika`i
($5,000 - $9,999)

PASHA Hawaii

Waimanalo Agriculture Association

`Olu`olu
($1,000 - $4,999)

John and Allison Lyles Fund of the Hawai`i Community Foundation

Erskine Architects, Inc.

Kōkua
($500 - $999)

Lynden

INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES
Lōkahi
($10,000 - $24,999)

Paul & Maria Dumas

Maika`i
($5,000 - $9,999)

Luisa Manueli

`Olu`olu
($1,000 - $4,999)

Roberta Oneha

Anonymous

Anonymous

Ho`okipa
($0.01 - $499)

Bruce Vidinhar

Althea Momi Kamau

Dawn Baldwin

Paula Scott

2015 Donors

ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND TRUSTS
Pono
($1,000,000 - $1,999,999)

Health Resources and Services Administration

Waimānalo Health Center

Kuleana
($500,000 - $999,999)

State of Hawai`i GIA

Hō`ihi
($100,000 - $499,999)

Victoria S. and Bradley L. Geist Foundation

Ha`aha`a
($50,000 - $99,999)

HMSA Foundation

Bank of Hawai`i Foundation

Samuel N. & Mary Castle Foundation

Laulima
($25,000 - $49,999)

Island Insurance Foundation

City Mill Company, Ltd. / Chung Kun Ai Foundation

Lōkahi
($10,000 - $24,999)

Central Pacific Bank Foundation

`Olu`olu
($1,000 - $4,999)

Whole Foods Market Kailua

Aloha Foundation

John and Allison Lyles Fund of the Hawai`i Community Foundation

Jhamandas Watumull Fund

INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES
Laulima
($25,000 - $49,999)

Stanley & Cynthia Kodama

Lōkahi
($10,000 - $24,999)

Victor & Anita Lim, McDonald’s of Waimānalo

Maika`i
($5,000 - $9,999)

Isaac & Heipua Ka‘ōpua

Ho`okipa
($0.01 - $499)

Jill Oliveira Gray

Marilyn Leimomi Khan

2014 Donors

ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND TRUSTS
`Ohana
($2,000,000 - $2,999,999)

Harold K.L. Castle Foundation

INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES
Laulima
($25,000 - $49,999)

Mary Oneha

Lokahi
($10,000 - $24,999)

Charman J. Akina MD

Drs. Anthony & Ha Kim

Nathan & Christina Lee

Sanford & Catherine Sato

James & Shannon Wood

Maika`i
($5,000 - $9,999)

Melissa Ahlo

Louana Kassebeer

Kahikino Noa Dettweiler-Pavia

Drs. Christy & Andrew Jun

Pi`ilani Kai

Linda Lani

Pamela Menter & Family

Maria Moreno-Chow

Malia Paranada

Lon & Ann Tanigawa

Anonymous

Karen M. Tominaga, RDH

Veronica Tomooka & Family

`Olu`olu
($1,000 - $4,999)

Gerrie Arakawa

Anonymous

John & Cyndy Aylett

Amy Bauchens

Juvy Cariaga

Christie Carvalho

Emelia Dasargo

Aquino-deLeon `Ohana

Neverly Esperon

Shannon & Noe Galeai

Hermosura Family

Heu `Ohana

Anthony Ho

Ho`okano `Ohana

Bryce & Charlee Kaonohi

Andrew Jamila Jr.

The Jenness Clan

Randi Jeung

Christine Jones

Anonymous

Nawai Kalai

Tasha Kamisato

Lehua Katayama

Badiyo Ohana

Mr. & Mrs. Kravish

Justin Lam

Anonymous

Mavis Lee

Patricia Liang-Tong

Anonymous

Elizabeth Martinez

Angela Mendonca

Andy Merriam

Jennifer Molnar

Anonymous

Veronica Perreira

Mehri & Abolfazl Pourjalali

Kayzn & Kruz Ramseyer-Ho

Rhodes Family

Carol Salcedo

Rob Slike

Deborah L. Smith & Family

Karen Soriano

Kamalei Souza

Stephens `Ohana

Anela Tamashiro

The Valente `Ohana

Briana Vasconcellos

Thanh Young

Anonymous

Ho`okipa
($0.01 - $499)

The Kama-Kamai `Ohana

Mento ‘Ohana

Anonymous

Kim Weston

Anonymous

Resources

Learn more about Waimānalo Health Center and the Ola I Ka Wai Capital Campaign.

Download recent publications:

Ola I Ka Wai Brochure (PDF)
Ola I Ka Wai Pledge Form (Fillable PDF)
Community Newsletter (PDF)
Annual Report 2013 (PDF)
Annual Report 2014 (PDF)
Annual Report 2015 (PDF)
Annual Report 2016 (PDF)

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