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AMERICAN VETERANS HAWAII

[AMVETS Hawaii]

Company Main: (808) 888-0410
E-mail: admin@amvets-hawaii.org

 

State Commander, President & CEO:

Donovan Andrew Lazarus
Direct: (808) 382-6835 
E-mail: donovan@amvets-hawaii.org
 

Adjutant & Service Officer:

William Rodriguez
Direct: (631) 219-1374 
E-mail: william.r@amvets-hawaii.org
 
Mailing Address:
AMVETS Hawaii
PO Box 2865
Ewa Beach, Hawaii (USA) 96706
E-mail: admin@amvets-hawaii.org
Meeting Location: AMVETS West Oahu Veterans Center
5001 Iroquois Avenue
West Loch Annex, JBPHH, Building 612 and 612A
Ewa Beach, Hawaii 96706
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Over 75 Years…

Nine World War II veterans clubs, met in Kansas City, Mo., and founded The American Veterans of World War II on Dec. 10, 1944. Less than three years later, on July 23, 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed Public Law 216, making AMVETS the first World War II organization to be chartered by Congress. Since then, the original charter has been amended several times to admit as members those who served in different eras. On 16 October 2002 the 107th Congress enacted Public Law 107-241 (H.R. 3214), an Act to amend the Charter of the AMVETS organization to “AMVETS (American Veterans)”. Today, membership in AMVETS is open to anyone who is currently serving, or who has honorably served, in the U.S. Armed Forces from World War II to the present, to include the National Guard and Reserves.

  • AMVETS Hawaii Service Foundation is a 501(c)3, non-profit
  • AMVETS Department of Hawaii and Posts are 501(c)(19), non-profit, all-volunteer Veterans’ Service Organization (VSO).
  • Our members are Veterans and Active Duty Service members serving in the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines, U.S. Air Force, Coast Guard, Hawaii National Guard and Reserve.

Note. AMVETS Hawaii is a public nonprofit, All-volunteer Veterans Service Organization (VSO).

 

Board of Directors & Officers:

 

State Commander, President & CEO: Donovan Andrew Lazarus (US Army, Retired) 
Email: donovan@amvets-hawaii.org, Direct: 808-382-6835

 

1st Vice Commander: Ronald Y.K. Lam (US Army, Veteran)

Email: ron.amvetshawaii@gmail.com, Direct: 375-4500


2nd Vice Commander: Luis A. Linares (US Army, Retired)

Email: llouiesalas@aol.com

 

3rd Vice Commander: Marcus DeValentino (US Marines, Veteran), Email: marcus.devalentino@okinawakenpodssi.com

 

Adjutant & Service Officer: William Rodriguez (US Navy, Retired)

Email: william.r@amvets-hawaii.org, Direct: (631) 219-1374

National Executive Committeeman:

Marcus Irons (US Air Force, Veteran), Email: marcusirons6@gmail.com  

Judge Advocate: 

Adolphus “Al” Cabras (US Army, HING), Email: alcabras@yahoo.com  

Provost Marshall: 

Carmelo Diaz-Rotger (US Army, Veteran), Email: melo@amvets-hawaii.org

Women Veterans’ Representative:

Christina Duenaz-Rodriguez (US Army, Veteran), Email: cplr@hawaii.edu  

Finance Officer:

Ira White (US Army, Veteran), Email: knottsman@yahoo.com 

Communications Director:

Valerie Hill (US Army, Veteran), Email: valerie@amvets-hawaii.org

Programs:

  • Suicide Prevention and Awareness Program (VA, Cohen Veterans Network and Resurrecting Lives Foundation)
  • Adaptive Sports Program (Big Tire Bootcamp and Veterans Administration Pacific Islands Health Care System)
  • Warriors ‘Ohana Gardens Program (Landnam Warrior)
  • BioModulator Therapy Program (Senergy and Dr. Terry Shintani, MD, JD, MPH, KCSJ)
  • Elderly Veterans Care Program (AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary) 
  • Employment Assistance Program (Job Search and Resume Building)
  • Financial Education and Home Buying Program (Harosky’s Homes)  
  • Auto Internship and Transportation Service Program (Baba Rentals LLC) 
  • ROTC/JROTC Program (Medals with Certificate Awards)
  • Scouting Program (Boys Scouts of America)
  • Softball Program (Cobras Softball Hawaii)
  • Basketball Program (Basketball Hawaii Youth Academy)
  • Community Service Program: American Samoan Weekly Church Services, Harosky Homes’ Bi-Weekly VA Seminars, VA Monthly Art Group Therapy Workshops, Hispanic Events Hawaii’ Annual Hispanic Festival and U.S.Vets’ Monthly Meetings, Miss Hawaii American Scholar Organization and B.R.A.V.E. Hawaii’s Workshops
  • Memorials and Commemorative Program: Preservations of the USS ARIZONA Memorial Marble Shrine Wall, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific’s Carillon Memorial, Naval Air Station Barbers Point Memorial, Dr. John Henry Felix Monument, Ewa Battlefield, Ewa Battlefield Pearl Harbor Annual Commemoration Ceremony, West Loch Disaster Annual Commemoration Ceremony, Battle of Midway Annual Commemoration, Memorial Day Annual Commemoration Ceremony, Veteran’s Day Annual Celebration, Annual Suicide Preventative Awareness Summits and Run/Walk to Combat Suicides, and other contest and events.

Your generous donations will help to support our AMVETS Hawaii’s program initiatives to benefit our Veterans, transitioning Service members, and their families with needed support and assistance.ce.

Our Purpose

  1. To inspire a sense of responsibility in AMVETS members and develop leadership to preserve the American democratic way of life.
  2. To help unify diverse groups in support of American democracy.
  3. To train our youth to become engaged citizens, fully aware of the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship.
  4. To collaborate with all recognized veterans organizations to advance the interests of veterans who have served or are serving in the U.S. Armed Forces during and since World War II.
  5. To ensure the smooth transition of veterans into civilian life by protecting their rights while they are still in uniform.
  6. To expedite and assist in the rehabilitation of veterans by providing employment services, educational opportunities, and counsel on insurance, housing, recreation, personal matters, hospitalization, and veterans’ benefits.
  7. To act as a liaison between veterans and the government.
  8. To foster fellowship among all American veterans who have served or are serving in the U.S. Armed Forces during and since World War II.
  9. To remind the public that American veterans fought and served to preserve peace, liberty, and democracy for the nation.
  10. To inform, influence, and inspire others to serve in both military and civilian communities.
  11. To provide financial support and assistance to service members, veterans, and their families.
  12. To support the preservation of historic sites, such as Ewa Battlefield, through financial assistance.
  13. To help build and preserve memorials and monuments across Hawaii.
  14. To honor and remember not only our World War II veterans who died at Pearl Harbor and Ewa Field, but also those who sacrificed their lives in sea battles and distant coral atolls—Coral Sea, Midway, Wake—whose names often go unrecognized, along with those who died in all other conflicts.


Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future

– Preserve and Honor: Remembering the legacy of those who came before us.
– Educate and Inspire: Passing on this legacy to future generations.

It is our duty and solemn vow to never forget those who fought and died—from the birth of our nation to the brave men of the USS Arizona, and to our fallen comrades today. May they rest in peace, knowing they will never be forgotten.

President Lincoln once said that speeches and statues are not enough to repay the service of those who defend their country. A single day of remembrance cannot fully honor the sacrifices made by these veterans. We are able to choose freedom today because of the bravery of those men and women, whose fate, on those days, was chosen for them.

About AMVETS

AMVETS (American Veterans) is the nation’s most inclusive Congressionally-chartered veterans service organization, representing the interests of 20 million veterans. AMVETS is open to and fighting for all who honorably served in the United States military, including the Reserve and Guard. With more than 300,00 members nationwide, we are veterans serving veterans.

AMVETS NATIONAL MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance and safe­guard the enti­tle­ments for all Amer­i­can Vet­er­ans who have served hon­or­ably and to improve the qual­ity of life for them, their fam­i­lies, and the com­mu­ni­ties where they live through leadership, advocacy and service.