If you are a volunteer: Hawai'i Meals on Wheels, Inc. will adhere to civil defense instructions. If Civil Defense declares it unsafe for people to be on the road, neither staff nor volunteers will deliver meals until an “all clear” is given by Civil Defense.
If you are a client: Clients may not receive scheduled meals during a Civil Defense emergency. Please have some emergency supplies in readiness including canned food and bottled water. Please keep your radios tuned into the Civil Defense Channels for emergency updates. Once the "all clear" is given, we will resume our meal deliveries to you.
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2009 Visitor Industry Charity Walk
Dust off your favorite sneakers and join Hawaii Meals on Wheels in the 2009 Visitor Industry Charity Walk on Saturday May 16th, 2009. Wear your best Hawaii Meals on Wheels t-shirt, grab a bottle of water, a few friends and hit the road with us.
Man's Moped Helps Charity; One of a Kind
Courtesy KGMB - Written by Jim Mendoza -
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June 25, 2008 05:15 PM
Of 320 volunteers for Hawaii Meals on Wheels, Kelly Villaverde is one of a kind.
"I wanted to keep doing it but I didn't see how," he said.
Like all people who volunteer to deliver the food, Villaverde pays for his own fuel. He used to drive a truck. Gas prices caused him to downsize to a moped.
"It's still fossil fuel but it's a lot less," he said.
Gala 2009– Mark Your Calendar
September 24th, 2009. This year’s Annual Gala will be held on Thursday, September 24, at the Willows. Please mark your calendar and plan on joining us! More information will be available soon.
Meals on Wheels gets $25,000
Hawaii Meals on Wheels has received a $25,000 grant from the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation to purchase two cars for the delivery of hot meals to homebound seniors and disabled people.The grant will purchase two "new and safe" Honda Fit vehicles to continue "our mission of ensuring that those who cannot leave their homes and who cannot cook for themselves receive nutritious hot meals and regular personal interaction," said Claire Shimabukuro, Meals on Wheels executive director.
Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit organization founded in 1979 that relies on more than 300 volunteers who bring hot meals every weekday to elderly and homebound disabled people on 40 delivery routes throughout Oahu, a release said.
The foundation is the charitable arm of First Hawaiian Bank.
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