Save Health and Fitness at the Y

What happened ?

In a recent YWCA Laniakea Board of Directors meeting, a decision was made to cancel all Health and Wellness programs effective March 31, 2024. The Health and Wellness trainers were notified shortly after this meeting to inform them of the closure. YWCA members and participants of the Health and Wellness program consist mainly of local residents, downtown office employees, and Kupuna from nearby communities. The purpose of this site is to help spread aware of the growing problems that we all face in trying to maintain healthy lifestyles through fitness programs and social connections. As we all know, Kupuna have limited budget resources to pay for fitness membership and need specialized trainers who understand potential mobility issues that naturally come with age. Secondly, many downtown residents and office employees need a convenient fitness alternative to the large, expensive gyms. Help Save Health and Fitness at the Y !

Watch KHON news regarding the YWCA Board's decision to cancel the Health and Wellness programs. https://youtu.be/lGVYnzGYwo8?si=FoeOXyc93aC2wbQk

Click the button below to see community events where we can show our support

Community Events

The Pool People

Friendship extends beyond the walls of the Y

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Supporting the Myron B Thompson Prom Fundraiser

Actions we can take now:

1. Contact or Send letters / emails to potential Partners (See next section for list of partners we know of)

2. Contact or Send letters / emails to our Legislative officials:
Governor Josh Green, M.D. phone: 808-586-0034 online: https://governor.hawaii.gov/contact-us/contact-the-governor/

Also under the Governor's office, the Office of Wellness and Resilience

Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke phone: 808-586-0255 online: https://ltgov.hawaii.gov/contact-us/contact-the-lieutenant-governor/

State legislators

In YWCA's district:

Senator Karl Rhoads phone: 808-596-6130 email: senrhoads@capitol.hawaii.gov
Representative Scott K. Saiki phone: 808-586-6100 email: repsaiki@capitol.hawaii.gov

Other key State legislators:

Senator Sharon Y. Moriwaki (Vice Chair of the powerful Ways and Means Committee) phone: 808-586-6740 email: senmoriwaki@capitol.hawaii.gov

Representative Della Au Belatti phone: 808-586-9425 email: repbelatti@capitol.hawaii.gov

State legislators from your district if not already listed above:

You may also contact state legislators in the district that you live if different from the YWCA, find your state legislator by entering your address here (Do not enter "Street","Blvd", "Apt", etc. just the street number and street name is sufficient): https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/fyl/

US Congressional legislators:

Senator Brian Schatz phone: 808-523-2061. online: https://www.schatz.senate.gov/contact

Senator Mazie K. Hirono phone: 808-522-8970 online: https://www.hirono.senate.gov/contact/email-me-about-an-issue

Representative Jill N. Tokuda phone: 808-746-6220

Representative Ed Case phone: 808-650-6688 online: https://case.house.gov/contact/

Mayor Rick Blangiardi phone: 808-768-4141 online: https://www8.honolulu.gov/mayor/contact-the-mayor/

City Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam phone: 808-768-5006. online: https://www.honolulucitycouncil.org/district-6-dos-santos-tam