Special Olympics West Hawaii bocce ball practice starts Tuesday (June 8)
MEDIA RELEASE Special Olympics West Hawaii volunteer and unified partner Carl Warner competes in the Big Island bocce tournament Oct. 24, 2009, at Pualani Estates Park in Kailua-Kona. He and SOWH...
View ArticleFill-up and fuel a dream in Kona Thursday and Friday
MEDIA RELEASE Special Olympics West Hawaii volunteers and athletes pump gas, talk story and clean windows for tips during the 2009 Fueling Dreams fundraiser in Kona. These tips are donated to Special...
View ArticleTroy Barboza Torch Run this weekend in Keaau and Kona
MEDIA RELEASE Motorists are advised to be aware of pedestrians in traffic this weekend in Hilo and Kona for the 2011 Troy Barboza Law Enforcement Torch Run/Walk for Special Olympics. On Saturday...
View ArticleSpecial Olympics West Hawaii brings home gold, silver and bronze medals
The Unified T-Ball Team By Dave Ross | Special to Hawaii 24/7 Special Olympics West Hawaii traveled to Oahu May 27-29 to compete in the 2011 State Summer Games. The West Hawaii team, comprised of...
View ArticleFueling Dreams for Special Olympics
[jwplayer config=”550×310-16:9″ mediaid=”51859″] Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7 On Monday (June 27) the Tesoro Gas Station on Kamehameha Avenue in Hilo lowered all grades of gasoline to one...
View ArticlePerry brings home gold medals from Athens, Greece
Louie Perry III is greeted by Mayor Billy Kenoi (left) and County Councilman Fred Blas (right) and well-wishers at Hilo airport on July 6, 2011. Mayor Kenoi and Councilman Blas declared July 6, 2011...
View ArticleEast Hawaii Special Olympics golf challenge coming up September 11
MEDIA RELEASE Special Olympics East Hawaii Golf has added a new dimension to its 4th annual tournament on Sept. 11. This year, Waimea Country Club will host the four-person scramble in which each...
View ArticleTenth annual Cop on Top fundraiser (Sept. 16 -18)
MEDIA RELEASE Local law enforcement officials will be receiving tall orders as they rise to the challenge of raising funds for Special Olympics Hawaii’s 10th annual Cop on Top fundraiser. Officers...
View ArticleCop on Top: Last day to chip in for Special Olympics
(Hawaii 24/7 photo by Karin Stanton) Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor Most police officers spend most of their time fighting crime, but this weekend some cops are donating their time to raise funds...
View ArticleHelp fuel Special Olympics athletes dreams Thursday and Friday (March 1-2)
MEDIA RELEASE KONA – Special Olympics West Hawaii is once again partnering with Tesoro Hawaii and the Police Department for Fueling Dreams. This fundraising event is from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 1 at...
View ArticleBrawn vs. Bus to raise funds for Special Olympics West Hawaii
Photography by David O. Baldwin | Special to Hawaii 24/7 Teams gathered at Keauhou Shopping Center to show who had the muscle beyond the madness of pulling a Hawaii County Hele-On bus Saturday (April...
View ArticleCops back on top for Special Olympics (Sept. 28-30)
MEDIA RELEASE Local law enforcement officials will take the high road, making themselves at home atop 14-foot scaffolding for three consecutive days, as they rise to the challenge of raising funds for...
View ArticleDenise Lindsey: Lifting athletes to great heights
The West Hawaii Special Olympics powerlifters at the 2013 Hawaii State Summer Games, including Denise Lindsey (top row, far left). (Photo courtesy of Denise Lindsey) Roya Sabri | Hawaii 24/7 Reporter...
View ArticleFireworks crown Queens’ Marketplace’s ‘Family Fourth’
MEDIA RELEASE Queens’ MarketPlace is where the Big Island wants to be on the 4th of July, when folks of all ages come out to play, shop, enjoy good food and great music all afternoon and...
View ArticleSuccess at Special Olympics Big Island Bocce competition
Photography by Roya Sabri | Hawaii 24/7 “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” On July 20, athletes lined up to recite the Special Olympics oath before commencing soccer...
View ArticleCop on Top fundraiser (Sept. 12-14)
MEDIA RELEASE Local law enforcement officials will go above and beyond the call of duty as they rise to the challenge of raising funds and awareness for Special Olympics Hawaii’s 12th annual Cop on...
View Article‘Cop on Top’ fundraiser for Special Olympics Hawaii underway at Hilo and Kona...
MEDIA RELEASE Once again, the Hawai‘i Police Department is proud to sponsor the 14th annual “Cop on Top” fundraiser for Special Olympics Hawai‘i. This event will be held in East and West Hawai‘i at...
View ArticlePolice and volunteers to raise money for Special Olympics
MEDIA RELEASE Tip-A-Cop is a coordinated project to raise awareness and funds for athletes of Special Olympics Hawaiʻi. During the project, off-duty officers, (Celebrity Servers), volunteer department...
View ArticleSpecial Olympics 50th Anniversary torch lighting lit off active lava flow
MEDIA RELEASE A special flame will help light the journey for Special Olympics Hawai’i athletes participating in this year’s State Summer Games. Yesterday morning, (April 10), members of the Hawaiʻi...
View ArticlePolice raise over $49K for Special Olympics Hawaii
MEDIA RELEASE Officers from the Hawaiʻi Police Department raised a total of $49,074 during the 2018 “Cop on Top” fundraiser for Special Olympics Hawaiʻi this past Thursday, (August 16), thru Saturday,...
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