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Physical Address:
AMVETS West Oahu Veterans Center
5001 Iroquois Avenue
West Loch Annex, JBPHH, Building 612
Ewa Beach, Hawaii 96706, (808) 888-0410
Website: https://amvets-hawaii.org
Email: admin@amvets-hawaii.org
Mailing Address: AMVETS HAWAII, P.O. Box 2865, Ewa Beach, HI 96706
At the West Oahu Veterans Center at West Loch Annex (JBPHH), our mission is to empower Service members, Veterans, and their families with a warrior spirit through meaningful recreational activities, including the annual VA Veterans Games (Koa Challenge).
We equip them with the skills and knowledge needed to enhance their personal development and contribute to their communities, fostering self-sufficiency and resilience. Through hands-on training and mentorship from leaders in related fields, along with VA therapists, we provide invaluable support.
Our focus is on creating opportunities for personal growth, community revitalization, and environmental stewardship. By promoting holistic well-being, we encourage our warriors to become active contributors to a sustainable and thriving future.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES…
For information, Email: admin@amvets-hawaii.org or Call: 808-888-0410 or 808-382-6835
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Our services includes: Provides information and referrals for service and assistance to Service members, Veterans and their family members; assistance with VA Disability Benefits Claims; assistance with Job Search and Resume Writing; and, assistance requests for Military Funeral Honors…
Conducts Mental Health Conferences and Summits and online Suicide Awareness training to help reduce suicides; visits with Hospitalized Veterans; Food Drives; Environmental Cleanups; Public Awareness Campaigns for Blood Drives and other programs…
Participates in VA Homeless Veterans Stand Down programs; Community Parades; Wreath Laying Memorials ceremonies…
Awards American Veterans ROTC and JROTC Medals with Certificates of Achievements and Scholarships to Cadets in the University of Hawaii ROTC Programs (3 Detachments at UH and 26-High Schools); Essay Contests and more…American Veterans, AMVETS Hawaii Service Foundation Corp. is a nonprofit 501(c)3, All-volunteer Veterans Service Organization (VSO) established to help raise needed funds to support programs, services and assistance administered by AMVETS Department of Hawaii and all AMVETS Posts located in Hawaii. AMVETS Department (https://amvetshawaii.org) and Posts are 501(c)19 under the AMVETS National Headquarters (https://amvets.org) located in Lanham, Maryland.
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 300,000 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 services.
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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 & Vice President: Ronald Y.K. Lam (US Army, Veteran):
Email: ron.amvetshawaii@gmail.com, Direct: (808) 375-4500
Secretary & Service Officer: William Rodriguez (US Navy, Retired), Email: william.r@amvets-hawaii.org, Direct: (631) 219-1374
Provost Marshall: Carmelo Diaz-Rotger (US Army, Veteran), Email: melo@amvets-hawaii.org
Communications Director: Valerie Hill (US Army, Veteran), Email: valerie@amvets-hawaii.org
Public Affairs Officer: Chrystie Brandt (US Army, Veteran), Email: lucyimhome23@gmail.com
Athletic Programs Director: Coach Earl Fernandez, Email: earlzsealcoating2@gmail.com
Gardening & Nursery Director: Marizte “Lawrence” Galapia, Email: Lagmay7686@gmail.com
AmVets Hawaii Service Foundation Corp, EIN:83-0550908 is a 501(c)3 public, non-profit, Veterans Service Organization (VSO).
Over 90% of all donations received will directly fund our programs.
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.
Our Purpose
- To inspire a sense of responsibility in AMVETS members and develop leadership to preserve the American democratic way of life.
- To help unify diverse groups in support of American democracy.
- To train our youth to become engaged citizens, fully aware of the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship.
- 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.
- To ensure the smooth transition of veterans into civilian life by protecting their rights while they are still in uniform.
- 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.
- To act as a liaison between veterans and the government.
- 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.
- To remind the public that American veterans fought and served to preserve peace, liberty, and democracy for the nation.
- To inform, influence, and inspire others to serve in both military and civilian communities.
- To provide financial support and assistance to service members, veterans, and their families.
- To support the preservation of historic sites, such as Ewa Battlefield, through financial assistance.
- To help build and preserve memorials and monuments across Hawaii.
- 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 services.
501(c)3 public, non-profit, EIN:83-0550908
AMVETS Hawaii Service Foundation 501(c)3 Letter
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